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Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can

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20 points fortran77 | 1 comments | 03 Nov 25 16:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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marstall ◴[03 Nov 25 18:24 UTC] No.45802405[source]▶
I love CarPlay, but I do feel like I'm risking my family's life when it fails to connect and I'm left fiddling with it while driving. It seems like what GM's doing would at least eliminate that risk factor.
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swrobel ◴[03 Nov 25 18:44 UTC] No.45802672[source]▶
Wired CarPlay FTW
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nebula8804 ◴[03 Nov 25 20:35 UTC] No.45804098[source]▶
Implementation still varies between car to car. Example: Mach-e interrupts the song playing and takes many seconds before it resumes. Sometimes this leads to multiple driving instructions preventing the song from resuming for a long time.

Other implementations (looking at you Hyundai) crash requiring you to pull over, disconnect the phone, reboot the infotainment and then re-enter your navigation destination.

The best implementation is no carplay: instead use an AUX port and mount the phone on the dash.

Second best is Tesla's custom navigation. They do something other car companies should: use one of the million speakers in the car to focus on navigation directions while allowing audio content to continue playing on all the other speakers. Such a simple idea but so good.

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1. apparent ◴[03 Nov 25 21:00 UTC] No.45804372[source]▶
My phone is much smaller and harder to read than my car's screen. Also, my phone overheats when I'm driving in the hot sun, which causes it to dim the screen. I've had a dash-mounted phone for many years; Carplay has been much better for me (though yes, it has occasionally crashed).