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And that is what we are talking about. Teslas are controlled via the computer screen and software running the car. That has to be a sealed system with only Tesla stuff.
On regular cars, the entertainment unit is an optional frill, running that on Android or IOS is inconsequential and many cars mfg.s offer Android and Apple on the entertainment units.
On the Tesla, it runs the car.
For those who want Apple or Android apps running, a tablet mount would be the way to go.
I've used Apple CarPlay. It worked fine but unfortunately it makes you use Apple Maps instead being allowed to use Google Maps.
An advantage of buying a Tesla is that you can have a hope that the car you buy will have an interface with your phone that improves over time. Buy a car from anyone else and what you see is what you get.
My 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited added Apple CarPlay through an update to the Navigation Maps which I was able to download directly from Hyundai myself to the Maps SD Card and update myself (~40 minutes) without going into the dealer. It worked. A bit clunky, but it worked.
Now that I have CarPlay, I will say that I like it. Apple Maps is horrible though (on iOS 10 its supposed to be much better). So it's a catch 22. The nice part is Text Message dictation for my unread messages and then dictation to reply. Calendar reminders for upcoming appointments. Apple Music works very well.
I just test drove a Model S yesterday (first time) in preparation for my Model 3. I like Apple CarPlay in my Hyundai because the Hyundai UX is quite poor. With Tesla is a great looking system, so I would not necessarily want Apple CarPlay even that means sacrificing some of the functionality that Apple CarPlay adds.
As long as there's a place to put this I'm sorted.
With Apple and Android systems being offered in more and more cars, it will happen, at least with Apple that requires update to the IOS frequently. An advantage with Apple over Android as the Android devices are typically stuck with whatever version of the os they have when manufactured.
Well, for one, Android Auto is updated independent of the OS on the device being used.
Second, functionality for both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay only casts information on the display.
It would run counter to Tesla needing to control the "whole user experience". We'll never see it.
But are they really? Tesla's own audio playback software only just gained the ability to scrub in the past few months, it has been plagued with audio playback issues pretty much forever... I mean, it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be, but it'll still occasionally get stuck in a loop and stutter through a song, experience subtle audio blips and dropouts every now and then, etc. Meaningful phone integration is nonexistent (no push notifications to the car, no reading or acknowledging of messaging/sms, no native Pandora app in-car or that interfaces with a phone, initiating calls from the car doesn't work on some phones (my wife's Sony Xperia Z1 Compact included), etc.). From a functionality standpoint, the phone integration in my Model S is actually worse than my nearly 3 year old $25k Honda Accord.On a Tesla, Auto and CarPlay are risky downgrades. On other cars with the primitive nav and music functions Auto and CarPlay are upgrades.
But are they really? Tesla's own audio playback software only just gained the ability to scrub in the past few months,
t the car doesn't work on some phones (my wife's Sony Xperia Z1 Compact included), etc.).