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Before CarPlay, I’d agree, but no more. Now the car infotainment is basically just a monitor and interface for my phone, and I couldn’t be happier. I can keep o

Before CarPlay, I’d agree, but no more. Now the car infotainment is basically just a monitor and interface for my phone, and I couldn’t be happier. I can keep on upgrading my phone and the tech in my car can keep on improving.

pishpash 5y ago
You're still locked into an API that will definitely be obsolete in 10 years.
- buildsjets 5y ago
  This is a non-problem. Vanishingly few people keep a car for more than 10 years.
  - excalibur 5y ago
    God forbid anyone buys a used car.
  - martinpw 5y ago
    Average age of a car in the US is 12.1 years: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-getting-older.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-... Average time a new vehicle is kept is 8.4 years: https://www.iseecars.com/how-long-people-keep-cars-study https://www.iseecars.com/how-long-people-keep-cars-study
    - buildsjets 5y ago
      Thank you for validating that my comment is factual and correct.
- deelowe 5y ago
  And doesn’t work worth a crap. Can’t pinch zoom on google maps for example.
- clajiness 5y ago
  Source if this is so definitive?
- nexuist 5y ago
  What API? It's just mirroring the screen like HDMI. Apple can put whatever they want on any existing CarPlay display.
- cbhl 5y ago
  I would suggest that any car you can obtain now will be obsolete in 10 years: Either the car is electric, and the battery will wear out in 3-5 years OR The car takes gas, and you'll need to replace it (with an electric one, or carbon capture to offset its emissions) within 10 years to avoid catastrophic global warming
  - avianlyric 5y ago
    > Either the car is electric, and the battery will wear out in 3-5 years More like 8-12 years. [0] https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/how-long-do-electric-car-batteries-last/ https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/how-long-do-electric-...
    - momirlan 5y ago
      No worries, it will burn in 2 years...
  - micromacrofoot 5y ago
    most electric cars have batteries warrantied for 8 years... there are EVs on the road with batteries older than that today (the Nissan Leaf was originally released 12 years ago)
  - pengaru 5y ago
    Batteries are wear items, you don't throw your car away when the tires run out of tread.
    - yftsui 5y ago
      Batteries cost significantly higher than tire, it is not an equivalent comparison. How many people chose to replace batteries inside their phones instead of getting a new phone?
      - AdrianB1 5y ago
        Most of the people I know personally.
- chrisan 5y ago
  Your phone will be obsolete first. What viable alternative do you suggest that exists?
  - deleted 5y ago
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pishpash 5y ago

You're still locked into an API that will definitely be obsolete in 10 years.

buildsjets 5y ago
This is a non-problem. Vanishingly few people keep a car for more than 10 years.
- excalibur 5y ago
  God forbid anyone buys a used car.
- martinpw 5y ago
  Average age of a car in the US is 12.1 years: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-getting-older.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-... Average time a new vehicle is kept is 8.4 years: https://www.iseecars.com/how-long-people-keep-cars-study https://www.iseecars.com/how-long-people-keep-cars-study
  - buildsjets 5y ago
    Thank you for validating that my comment is factual and correct.
deelowe 5y ago
And doesn’t work worth a crap. Can’t pinch zoom on google maps for example.
clajiness 5y ago
Source if this is so definitive?
nexuist 5y ago
What API? It's just mirroring the screen like HDMI. Apple can put whatever they want on any existing CarPlay display.
cbhl 5y ago
I would suggest that any car you can obtain now will be obsolete in 10 years: Either the car is electric, and the battery will wear out in 3-5 years OR The car takes gas, and you'll need to replace it (with an electric one, or carbon capture to offset its emissions) within 10 years to avoid catastrophic global warming
- avianlyric 5y ago
  > Either the car is electric, and the battery will wear out in 3-5 years More like 8-12 years. [0] https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/how-long-do-electric-car-batteries-last/ https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/how-long-do-electric-...
  - momirlan 5y ago
    No worries, it will burn in 2 years...
- micromacrofoot 5y ago
  most electric cars have batteries warrantied for 8 years... there are EVs on the road with batteries older than that today (the Nissan Leaf was originally released 12 years ago)
- pengaru 5y ago
  Batteries are wear items, you don't throw your car away when the tires run out of tread.
  - yftsui 5y ago
    Batteries cost significantly higher than tire, it is not an equivalent comparison. How many people chose to replace batteries inside their phones instead of getting a new phone?
    - AdrianB1 5y ago
      Most of the people I know personally.
chrisan 5y ago
Your phone will be obsolete first. What viable alternative do you suggest that exists?
- deleted 5y ago
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