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I'm disappointed Toyota went that route. When I was looking for a new car last year, CarPlay was a requirement so had to strike them off. Really wanted to buy a

I'm disappointed Toyota went that route. When I was looking for a new car last year, CarPlay was a requirement so had to strike them off. Really wanted to buy another Prius too. It's also keeping me from going tesla too, I'd really love one but I just can't stand manufacturer developed entertainment systems. Ended up with a Passat that supports CarPlay, android auto and mirror link.

BoorishBears 9y ago
Did you look at the Volt?
- dawnerd 9y ago
  Yeah, it was my runner up. At the time I lived in an apartment where it wouldn't have made sense as they had no charging around
  - compsciphd 9y ago
    I live in an apartment, still like the volt. 1) I grab free charging when I can, 2) it was an extremely cheap 3 year lease (even as a 15k mile a year lease)
    - BoorishBears 9y ago
      I guess I lucked out, my workplace and apartment both offer free L2 chargers
Someone1234 9y ago
That's where Ford gets it right. They too are working on SmartDeviceLink, but also offer AA and Carplay so consumers have a choice. Toyota are currently offering nothing usable, and plan to one day only offer SmartDeviceLink. I love Toyota's vehicles (reliability, looks, features, safety, etc). But when our Prius V gets replaced, we won't even consider Toyota as their infotainment units are antiquated, voice recognition terrible, and smartphone connectivity non-existent. Toyota reminds me a lot of Nintendo, in the sense that neither company really grasps how consumer behaviour has changed with smartphones, digital services, and the cloud. Toyota are literally losing sales due to their obstinance on this, all to save a few dollars in navigation upgrades.
- sangnoir 9y ago
  > I love Toyota's vehicles (reliability, looks, features, safety, etc). But when our Prius V gets replaced, we won't even consider Toyota as their infotainment units are antiquated, voice recognition terrible, and smartphone connectivity non-existent. Have you ever considered getting an aftermarket infotainment unit? Choosing a car by infotainment seems like the tail wagging the dog.

BoorishBears 9y ago

Did you look at the Volt?

dawnerd 9y ago
Yeah, it was my runner up. At the time I lived in an apartment where it wouldn't have made sense as they had no charging around
- compsciphd 9y ago
  I live in an apartment, still like the volt. 1) I grab free charging when I can, 2) it was an extremely cheap 3 year lease (even as a 15k mile a year lease)
  - BoorishBears 9y ago
    I guess I lucked out, my workplace and apartment both offer free L2 chargers

Someone1234 9y ago

That's where Ford gets it right. They too are working on SmartDeviceLink, but also offer AA and Carplay so consumers have a choice. Toyota are currently offering nothing usable, and plan to one day only offer SmartDeviceLink. I love Toyota's vehicles (reliability, looks, features, safety, etc). But when our Prius V gets replaced, we won't even consider Toyota as their infotainment units are antiquated, voice recognition terrible, and smartphone connectivity non-existent. Toyota reminds me a lot of Nintendo, in the sense that neither company really grasps how consumer behaviour has changed with smartphones, digital services, and the cloud. Toyota are literally losing sales due to their obstinance on this, all to save a few dollars in navigation upgrades.

sangnoir 9y ago
> I love Toyota's vehicles (reliability, looks, features, safety, etc). But when our Prius V gets replaced, we won't even consider Toyota as their infotainment units are antiquated, voice recognition terrible, and smartphone connectivity non-existent. Have you ever considered getting an aftermarket infotainment unit? Choosing a car by infotainment seems like the tail wagging the dog.