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With regard to CarPlay I disagree. I will never buy a car that doesn't support it or Android Auto. The software that car manufacturers create suck. I'd rathe

With regard to CarPlay I disagree. I will never buy a car that doesn't support it or Android Auto. The software that car manufacturers create suck. I'd rather have no computer interface - all knobs and buttons - than deal with the garbage that car manufacturers use. I know I am just one data point but pretty much everyone thinks that the infotainment systems that car manufacturers create is junk. As CarPlay increases in use I think the demand for it will increase as well.

jasonkostempski 10y ago
I'd much rather have all knobs and buttons for car interfaces. I can feel the fear every time I look down to adjust anything on a touch screen. I pretty much won't do it while moving. It's horrifying to know so many people are driving around with it now.
- gerry_shaw 10y ago
  I have CarPlay on my Spark and all the audio controls for audio playback are mapped to the steering wheel. The rest is controlled by voice using Siri. E.g, "open podcasts", "call Jesse", "directions to work". The interfaces car manufactures build are horrible. Once you try CarPlay or likely the Android equivalent you'll never go back.
gregmac 10y ago
I purchased a new car 6 months ago, and quickly realized one of my key buying points was (well, not CarPlay but) Android Auto. I very quickly stopped looking at any cars that didn't have it. This eliminated some entire companies. Interesting data point: one of the Ford models I was considering _still_ has it listed as "Coming soon". Glad I skipped that one. Having used it for the past 6 months, it's now a basic part of my car-buying checklist.
massysett 10y ago
I have Carplay and it is a disappointment. It crashes and freezes up. Maps is better in the latest iOS but it is still horrible. I prefer Honda's Pandora to the one in Carplay. Overall my best options for music are SiriusXM, USB flash drives, the Honda Pandora, and the Honda iPod interface. None of these involve Carplay. Also, Carplay requires a corded hookup. The Bluetooth in my car lets me make calls without hooking anything up. I don't know if Honda's setup is atypically decent, but after buying the car in part because of Carplay, I now don't use Carplay.
- yequalsx 10y ago
  That has not been my experience. I much prefer CarPlay to what Honda and others offer. I think car manufacturers are going to have to pick which set of clients to cater too. It seems to me that having both systems will be too expensive for them.

jasonkostempski 10y ago

I'd much rather have all knobs and buttons for car interfaces. I can feel the fear every time I look down to adjust anything on a touch screen. I pretty much won't do it while moving. It's horrifying to know so many people are driving around with it now.

gerry_shaw 10y ago
I have CarPlay on my Spark and all the audio controls for audio playback are mapped to the steering wheel. The rest is controlled by voice using Siri. E.g, "open podcasts", "call Jesse", "directions to work". The interfaces car manufactures build are horrible. Once you try CarPlay or likely the Android equivalent you'll never go back.

gregmac 10y ago

I purchased a new car 6 months ago, and quickly realized one of my key buying points was (well, not CarPlay but) Android Auto. I very quickly stopped looking at any cars that didn't have it. This eliminated some entire companies. Interesting data point: one of the Ford models I was considering _still_ has it listed as "Coming soon". Glad I skipped that one. Having used it for the past 6 months, it's now a basic part of my car-buying checklist.

massysett 10y ago

I have Carplay and it is a disappointment. It crashes and freezes up. Maps is better in the latest iOS but it is still horrible. I prefer Honda's Pandora to the one in Carplay. Overall my best options for music are SiriusXM, USB flash drives, the Honda Pandora, and the Honda iPod interface. None of these involve Carplay. Also, Carplay requires a corded hookup. The Bluetooth in my car lets me make calls without hooking anything up. I don't know if Honda's setup is atypically decent, but after buying the car in part because of Carplay, I now don't use Carplay.

yequalsx 10y ago
That has not been my experience. I much prefer CarPlay to what Honda and others offer. I think car manufacturers are going to have to pick which set of clients to cater too. It seems to me that having both systems will be too expensive for them.