And I prefer physical switches that I find blind over "hard to hit" touch surfaces in a car.
A distinction without a difference, I believe. CarPlay (and Android Auto) are simply layers that project from your phone over the car's UI and communicate little if at all with the car's systems. So this method is a limitation, not a feature. To go beyond this limitation some version or component of CarPlay has to run natively on your car's hardware, independently of your phone, or most of what is being described here simply can't be done. Many seem to believe Apple is going to release a new version of CarPlay that will allow the instrument clusters on their cars and other controls to be projected from their phones. Never, as in, no way. Apple wouldn't want that and neither would the carmakers.I expect that it will be a set of APIs, I very much doubt that Apple will want their code on a multitude of infotainment platforms.
I agree with your second point though.
Assuming it just connects the existing tuner to the UI so if you are in a region with DAB or what we call HD Radio in the us I assume this will be present as well. TBD if AM and Sirius XM would be available although I assume both may beFM radio? Why not DAB? 🤔
I hear you... within a few years or so they will be clamping down hard on these distractions. I think the only good thing about this.. is perhaps a sort of black box device.. with the amount of tech in the car they could record every user interaction, every vehicle movement and crash detection signals. So post accident.. you will have to own up to what you were doing in the moments before a crash.. otherwise the data will get you.
Depends on the car. This is supposed to scale across systems. I have a 2017 civic And it has a main screen and then a screen behind the steering wheel. as well as Wi-Fi and bluetooth and regular CarPlay. I don’t see why it couldn’t be done from a technological standpointDon't most of these features require additional and/or bigger screens and integration with the car's controls? Doesn't sound that easy to me, but perhaps I am missing something
I too cannot wait for my every micro movement to be recorded and continually monitored in order to raise my insurance costs
What’s the alternative? Should Apple be trying to sell gauge clusters and center console units to car manufacturers?Incidentally, a growing number of companies are realizing that Tesla's (like Apple's) appeal is that the entire product was made by one company with a singular vision. No user-facing design work was outsourced, and so we're starting to see them backtrack on their adoption of CarPlay at all.
CarPlay is a lot like Safari on Windows or iTunes on a Motorola phone - it's misguided and confusing what Apple thinks they're doing. Why is Apple trying to control just the software and outsource all the hardware? That's the kind of nonsense that Microsoft used to do with Windows.
They will just make their own car... essentially what Surface was for Microsoft.What’s the alternative? Should Apple be trying to sell gauge clusters and center console units to car manufacturers?
I prefer a car with windows.I just want a weather widget on CarPlay!
Dunno, most cars have horrible screen interfaces. When my CarPlay screen pops up on my Mercedes dashboard, it's a breath of fresh air.Still looks a bit too busy for a car dashboard in my opinion.
True. It is very very buggy. Not only the connection between the iPhone and the car, but the apps as well. It very much feels like a hobby project. And don't forget the bare bones interface: you can't even switch focus modes or silence notifications.CarPlay is the most buggy software I have and in a car you need to have the least amount of distractions. Needs to be very robust.
Yeah, I’m sure it varies greatly from model to model and among manufacturers, but I have no complaints of the built-in (BMW) facilities. Like you, I use voice for pretty much anything I want, and it just works. Certainly more responsive than anything I try to do with Siri.I don't need more features. My 2022 XC40 has all that stuff and more built in already. I just want the features it has now to work better, sort of like the factory voice controls. Press the button on the steering wheel, say "turn on the driver side seat heater, and turn the fan up to high." Done. "Play XM Deep Tracks channel." Done. "Play WXRT FM." Done. "Navigate to 109 Fleet Landing Boulevard Atlantic Beach Florida." Done. "Turn off Adaptive Cruise Control."
Just make it work better and faster. Got so sick of my brother screaming "Hey Siri!!! Take me to Taos New Mexico" over and over in his 2023 Tundra and getting no response at least half the time. Then his wife screaming at it to no avail.
A distinction without a difference, I believe. CarPlay (and Android Auto) are simply layers that project from your phone over the car's UI and communicate little if at all with the car's systems. So this method is a limitation, not a feature. To go beyond this limitation some version or component of CarPlay has to run natively on your car's hardware, independently of your phone, or most of what is being described here simply can't be done. Many seem to believe Apple is going to release a new version of CarPlay that will allow the instrument clusters on their cars and other controls to be projected from their phones. Never, as in, no way. Apple wouldn't want that and neither would the carmakers.
My experience it is usually the car bluetooth stack crashing. 90% of the time rebooting the phone or trying to reconnect does not work and only thing that does is rebooting the stereo. Can only imagine if the speedometer crashesI prefer a car with windows.
Dunno, most cars have horrible screen interfaces. When my CarPlay screen pops up on my Mercedes dashboard, it's a breath of fresh air.
True. It is very very buggy. Not only the connection between the iPhone and the car, but the apps as well. It very much feels like a hobby project. And don't forget the bare bones interface: you can't even switch focus modes or silence notifications.
I prefer a car with windows.
I think older hardware was laggy. My 2021 vehicle wasn’t “laggy” per se, but it wasn’t smooth. My latest 2024 vehicle is much smoother and quicker when reacting to touch/swiping.Agree... Ford's SYNC 4A interface is actually very nice. The UI is well thought out and not laggy.
For better or worse, I was recently hit in a parking lot, hit and run, driver also banged up a few other cars on their rapid escape. I’d THOUGHT I was going to go through a long extended “thing” with the insurance company, but it was cleared in less than a week. Totaled the car and was out shopping for a new one.I too cannot wait for my every micro movement to be recorded and continually monitored in order to raise my insurance costs