Apple CarPlay workarounds for Tesla Model S

[melburstein]

Lately, I have seen products on the Internet that are said to make it possible to use Apple CarPlay on a Tesla. in fact, I have purchased two of them. But, I have not been successful getting either one to work. Does anyone have a solution for getting CarPlay to work with a Tesla Model S? If so, keep reading.

What Adapter or App provides the most eligant workaround for using Apple Car Play on a Tesla Model S? If you know of a relatively low-cost solution, please identify it and include step-by-step instructions fot a successful installation.

THANK YOU

 

[ucmndd]

Does anyone have a solution for getting CarPlay to work with a Tesla Model S? If so, keep reading.

Damn, you really left me hanging here, wondering what your next paragraph says.
Alas, I’ll never know, nor will anyone else, as there is no way to make CarPlay work on a Model S MCU. Bummer.

 

[beatle]

The closest thing you'll get to CarPlay would be to output the screen of an iPhone over HDMI to a 3rd party HDMI adapter that inputs to the MCU via the camera line. Audio would need to be bluetooth. That would give you the audio and video, but not the interface. You'd still need to interact with the phone itself. This takes away most of the advantages that you have with a phone based interface in a car. Heck, in some states it's not even legal to interact with your phone while you're driving.

 

[usna92]

A group in the Model Y forum are working on a workaround with an Android tablet as a secondary display. There are a lot of parts to it and you would need to find a place to put the tablet, but it is a solution if you needed it. CarPlay & Android Auto Hack - Walkthrough

 

[DBV1]

One of the biggest drawbacks of Tesla is not having CarPlay. I know sounds dumb, but I use CarPlay everyday in my BMW and love that much better than the Tesla interface. Just seems more organized and simple. Really wish Tesla had CarPlay.

 

[roc-noc]

I used CarPlay with my Ford Edge for almost 5 years before I sold it and took delivery on my Model S. The audio interface to my iphone music was much better than Tesla's bluetooth music version. And I really miss sending texts through Siri and audio reading of received texts. I have not found anything equal to that in Tesla OS yet. I have found that I can dictate and send texts, but it is not as refined. And I have not found a way for Tesla to read texts to me while driving and then voice prompt for my reply.