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+1 pleaseCome on Tesla... Bring CarPlay (and Android Auto) to us...
Sure, why not. Apple Map Gate was way overblown (it was shown all mapping apps have similar issues), and Apple's had two years to improve. Reports are that mobile usage of Apple Maps has surpassed Google Maps (UK Carrier Compares Apple Maps vs. Google Maps Usage Data | iPhone in Canada Blog - Canadas #1 iPhone Resource) so they cannot be as bad as the jokes imply....and use Apple's Maps?
I've been reading this thread for some time with no comment. So, I have an iPhone, iPad and Apple TVs. However, I'm hoping Tesla does not incorporate carplay (at least as the sole infotainment system). The good thing about apple is the ecosystem (once you dive into it) works flawlessly with itself. The problem is... It works flawlessly with ITSELF. Apple imposes restrictions and polices that I believe can impede technological advancement for 3rd parties. You either solely develop for Apple or you do not (no grey area). I like the open and generic nature of Tesla design. It runs Linux, not some variant or "mini-me" operating system like Android. It would seem to me that the potential for advancement is limitless with that choice.
The one thing I do agree with is the lack of access to the music stored on our iPhone's without streaming via bluetooth. It would be nice if we could control the iPhone via the Tesla so we wouldn't have to store music on a thumbdrive. It would seem a level of integration with both Android and iPhone would be a win for us as customers. I just believe that the Tesla should be "THE ECOSYSTEM" not adopt a specific technology from someone else. Just my rambling thoughts...
Yes. CarPlay would hopefully only take over half the 17" screen with the Apple UI. When you wanted to go back to Tesla's UI you would.
I think they will implement it at some point but they have so much more to do.
Tesla now has a $25B market cap. Surely they can afford multiple dev teams and can work on multiple functionality at the same time.The media and user interfaces are simply not a priority for them right now. Clearly there are a lot of us who think they should be, but based on the trickle of updates in this area in my 14 months of ownership, they're just not. Certainly Tesla has Model X and Autopilot features to focus on.
Especially when you would think that Hyundai would be more biased to their Korean cousins at Samsung and therefore Android.I feel bad complaining about this and think it is perhaps asking a lot of them to make improvements here. Then I get into a 5 year old $14k MSRP Hyundai with better iPhone integration than we have and I stop feeling bad about it.