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There's no "switching back and forth" unless you consider the current experience as that. The climate panel would work the same way it does today. It would pop over on top of the app space, which is where we're saying CP/AA would live.
Maybe my experience was tainted with how garbage it ran and was integrated on my state-of-the-art GM EV last year. A lot can change in a year.
So I have to keep buying new vehicles to get this updated CP/AA experience?
I use CarPlay daily, and it’s a full-screen experience in the sense it covers up all native UI elements and I have to press on the dedicated Home button to get out of that. Can you show me an example of AA/CP where the native UI is visible?
There various examples out there. BMW in like the 2017-2019 330s I think had it as partial screen, with the ability to code it to full screen. I took a quick look to see if there was others and I see a few examples on reddit. Seems like its doable to put it in a window. How that would work with the Rivian screen is probably what they have to play around with. Getting the right aspect ratio pop out screen to make it look and feel correct and then making sure it doesn't violate some apple law that probably exists.
Looks like there are only a couple of resolutions/aspect ratios to choose from for carplay. I imagine AA is the same.
That's an issue with your manufacturer, not CP/AA. I don't know what vehicle you're driving. I'm sorry they don't provide OTA updates, but your ire should be with them, not with screen projection.
Ford Sync 4:
Oh hey look, Rivian could re-implement their UI inside carplay too. Boy, that sure sounds better than a fully fleshed out native UI that doesn't depend on another device...
Don’t conflate the Amazon EDV exclusivity agreement as having some magical constraint on Rivian’s consumer vehicle infotainment direction. Unrelated. In fact the Alex experience outside of Rivian includes the ability to bypass Amazon and integrate 3P experiences from Phillips, Apple, SiriusXM, etc.
fly out a widget to let someone look at waze, or a podcast app, etc. but please don’t use it for native controls!
Thanks. The large portrait displays actually look decent with split screen. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy CarPlay, and would definitely use Gaia when offline—it’s just something that requires a lot of effort to get right.. Having integrated a few apps within apps (iframes, React in Salesforce, etc), I can assure you this is not as simple as connecting a display and wiring up some hooks. Even simple things like menu nav and data exchange can be tricky. It’s quite possible Rivian’s UI uses static assets, and converting those to a responsive layout can require a lot of re-work. Also, from my experience, the performance/smoothness tends to suffer when you are working with rich overlays. Considering AA/CP is a nice-to-have feature for Rivian, it’s no surprise they are prioritizing bug fixes and optimizations for the time being.That's an issue with your manufacturer, not CP/AA. I don't know what vehicle you're driving. I'm sorry they don't provide OTA updates, but your ire should be with them, not with screen projection.
Ford Sync 4:
Ford Sync 4A:
Subaru:
Stellanis Uconnect 5:
For the integrations concerns, most of this would be handled by either QNX or the AAOS layer. This is where Tesla would have a more difficult time with integration, because they legitimately built their own Linux-based OS from the ground-up whereas Rivian's foundation is based on a hybrid of two platforms which support screen projection integrations.
Last weekend in Albuquerque, NM I saw an 18 MPH speed limit sign in a neighborhood. The street was narrow and I looked down to see my speed - 18 mph.
why would you need to keep buying new vehicles... there are really only two different versions for compatibility, wired or wireless. Regardless, the app will continue to update and you shouldn't need to change your car.
