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My biggest gripe with Tesla is their lack of carplay and android auto. They offer their own navigation software to automatically plan charging stops on long tr
by supergeek 7y ago
My biggest gripe with Tesla is their lack of carplay and android auto.
They offer their own navigation software to automatically plan charging stops on long trips, but for most trips I just want Waze and their excellent traffic aware routing and speed trap notices.
- cheald 7y agoFWIW, the Tesla nav is traffic-aware. I believe it's based on Google Maps.
- Lendal 7y agoI've used both and I'm sorry but CarPlay is far inferior to Tesla's UI. In addition, Tesla's screen is the only interface to the car's critical functions. They're not gonna hand it over to CarPlay unless they were to provide a separate screen for the purpose.
- mrpippy 7y agoThey could put CarPlay on just part of the screen (this is what Volvo does)
- modeless 7y agoTesla's touch UI design is great, the screen is huge and responsive, and the maps are imperfect but tolerable. But phone integration is lacking (messages, music control) and voice controls are primitive. What I want is to replace the Tesla map window with a CarPlay/Android Auto window, and Tesla voice control with Siri/Google Assistant. The rest of the UI can stay.
- natch 7y agoWhat's stopping you from using Waze in a Tesla? It has worked great for me in the past, and I assume would now as well. This is like people who think that by using one browser you must "switch" and get rid of the others... no. But the latest updates of the Tesla stuff are great so I can't remember the last time I used Waze. CarPlay, I can't speak to, but I find the built-in music features just fine.