Recent content by Obioban

Rolling it out as we speak. See the video I posted on the previous page.

Perhaps. Entirely up the company that makes the car if that's the case or not.

I otherwise like the truck. If they added CarPlay, I'd get one. So, I monitor the forum for CarPlay threads, in the hope they change their minds. It does happen:

Lack of CarPlay is why I didn't buy a Rivian. Lack of CarPlay is why I won't buy any Rivian's the the future. What a weird, bold face lie (CarPlay does not need to take over every pixel and often runs within a window).

Anything non standard falls apart without CarPlay. E.g. I use overcast to listen to podcasts, and podcasts 90% of what I listen to when driving. With CarPlay, my podcast library synced between all my cars (which are made by different car companies), and when I'm walking, and when I'm listening...

I need CarPlay for podcasts to not be horribly annoying in a Rivian, for the reason I explained in the post you quoted. ... and all my cars have their modem's cell phone antenna's disconnected, because i don't want any car makers having that kind of access to me.

Amusingly, you're only seeing the people that are annoyed by carplay, but not the deal breaker people. I didn't get a Rivian because of lack of CarPlay. Overwhelmingly (95% of the time), what I listen to is podcasts. Having it on carplay is HUGELY important for podcasts, because it keep...

Sounds like I might be getting a Tesla! (assuming this actually happens)

Meanwhile, at Honda, they've released a wireless carplay retrofit for 2018-2022 Accords: https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/honda-enhances-ownership-experience-with-upgrade-to-wireless-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-for-2018-2022-accord-models

Meanwhile, Porsche and Aston Martin are the first companies to implement carplay 2: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46188510/apple-carplay-next-gen-interface/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/20/first-next-generation-carplay-vehicles-announced/

They can communicate with the car if the car maker supports it.

Ha. I'm pretty stubborn. I've never owned a car with an automatic transmission or turbo, both of which are much harder to avoid than no CarPlay. My current EV (which is not automatic-- single speed means no shifting) has carplay. If it turns out no EVs have CarPlay (seems unlikely), I'll just...

Lucid just got added to the short list of cars to buy.

Lack of CarPlay is why I do not have a Tesla or Rivian, and I won't own either of them until they reverse course on that.

One of many problems that would be solved by CarPlay (lack of CarPlay being the reason I won't buy a Rivian, unless they reverse course).