Apple CarPlay in the UK?

[Tony Hoyle]

Yeah I think their mapping data is more detailed than a normal satnav hence they do a lot of the work themselves.. often not particularly well, though (they've had to roll back entire map updates as they were so crap).

 

[WannabeOwner]

Not CarPlay but

Tesla is considering adopting Apple’s Airplay to improve audio quality

 

[GRiLLA]

Not CarPlay but

Tesla is considering adopting Apple’s Airplay to improve audio quality

Quite a bit of extrapolation there to make that a headline. It would be a nightmare anyway, your phone would need to be on the same wifi as the car, which really doesn't make any sense. Carplay is the solution for cars, or aptX over bluetooth , other combinations aren't used as they don't sensibly work.

 

[WannabeOwner]

other combinations aren't used as they don't sensibly work

Tidal seems well liked for quality (i.e. compared to Spotify) ... is there some more quality / fidelity that could be wrung out and which people would actually notice?

Quite a bit of extrapolation there to make that a headline

Electrek is famous for that ...

 

[Neilio]

Do other brands of EVs route you via chargers?

yes

 

[GRiLLA]

yes

Not via CarPlay AFAIK. BMW was meant to have something with the i4, but I've seen no mention since it was actually released

Apple CarPlay will help BMW i4 electric car find chargers along the way

Apple announced a series of iPhone iOS updates Monday, some of which will bring new features to BMW vehicles soon.

www.greencarreports.com

 

[yessuz]

another question -0 is there a way to sort the huge audio delay while on BT?

if you sit in a car and watch video, you get like 1 s desync between sound and video...

 

[teaston]

yes

But do they? I haven’t heard of any that do it effectively.

 

[12Pack]

TBH, I am a bit of an audiophile and appreciate natural sounding jazz, and have a high-end home system. But I cannot imagine, with a background noise level of 70 db and lots of 100 Hz thumps (even with the improved Raven MS suspension), that one could really appreciate the difference with lossless on Airplay.

Don't get me wrong - I've pretty much stopped listening to CDs and vinyl at home for the convenience of Apple Music's high-res lossless (much better than Airplay) at home. I just don't think you can really appreciate it in a car.

 

[Neilio]

But do they? I haven’t heard of any that do it effectively.

Yes, I've test driven both a Kia EV6 and a Polestar 2 lately and they both route via chargers.

I've also seen videos of a Taycan doing it.

I think it's a regular thing.

Polestar 2 has charger routing AND android automative (Not android auto note, this is a specific version of android built for cars. Which means you can use ABRP if you like), which makes it my fave for nav

 

[yessuz]

Yes, I've test driven both a Kia EV6 and a Polestar 2 lately and they both route via chargers.

I've also seen videos of a Taycan doing it.

I think it's a regular thing.

Polestar 2 has charger routing AND android automative (Not android auto note, this is a specific version of android built for cars. Which means you can use ABRP if you like), which makes it my fave for nav

all new electric cars have this routing via chargers. including all skoda enyaqs, wv ids, mustang mach e, iconic 5 etc.
Only question is which chargers it routes you through and how often it updates these, as well if it shows actual occupation of each)

 

[12Pack]

Indeed the killer Tesla feature is knowing if the chargers are available. I usually have enough range to skip to the next one(s) so this info is really useful for me.

 

[SpareHeadOne]

Quite a bit of extrapolation there to make that a headline. It would be a nightmare anyway, your phone would need to be on the same wifi as the car, which really doesn't make any sense. Carplay is the solution for cars, or aptX over bluetooth , other combinations aren't used as they don't sensibly work.

AirPlay 2 allows device to device direct play, there's no need for them to be connected to the same network. It's been in iOS since version 8, but it would depend on the car having the right hardware to support it - which it might not.

 

[gigawhat?]

Not via CarPlay AFAIK. BMW was meant to have something with the i4, but I've seen no mention since it was actually released

Apple CarPlay will help BMW i4 electric car find chargers along the way

Apple announced a series of iPhone iOS updates Monday, some of which will bring new features to BMW vehicles soon.

www.greencarreports.com

CarPlay using ABRP is how my brother does it in the Kia ev6

 

[Neilio]

Indeed the killer Tesla feature is knowing if the chargers are available. I usually have enough range to skip to the next one(s) so this info is really useful for me.

That only works for superchargers. Other car navs do it for all chargers. Makes it more useful

 

[12Pack]

That only works for superchargers. Other car navs do it for all chargers. Makes it more useful

Do they? Doesn't in my daughter's Mini Electric.

 

[Neilio]

Do they? Doesn't in my daughter's Mini Electric.

Yeah, Again the Proshce Taycan does and I've seen it in a Bjoyn Nyland video too, can't recall the car though. Useful feature and way more useful than only showing SuC availability and having a pretty terrible DB of none tesla chargers.

 

[12Pack]

Yeah, Again the Proshce Taycan does and I've seen it in a Bjoyn Nyland video too, can't recall the car though. Useful feature and way more useful than only showing SuC availability and having a pretty terrible DB of none tesla chargers.

Maybe updated now, but the 2x Taycans I test drove definitely didn't. This was as of March 2021. Was the final nail in the coffin for not cancelling my Plaid order and going with an available Taycan (though mostly was about their impracticality). Anyway with the Raven MS's range I would ever really need to use a non-Tesla charger on the go.

 

[Neilio]

Maybe updated now, but the 2x Taycans I test drove definitely didn't. This was as of March 2021. Was the final nail in the coffin for not cancelling my Plaid order and going with an available Taycan (though mostly was about their impracticality). Anyway with the Raven MS's range I would ever really need to use a non-Tesla charger on the go.

I'm completely different. I don't like limiting myself to superchargers and prefer to charge where in stopping anyway. Which is why the hopeless support for third party chargers on the nav, and the lack of ability to see free chargers on them doesn't fit with me.

 

[bhanorthy]

Workaround via the browser and a few Raspberry pi devices:

Redirecting to https://teslaandroid.com