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My 2019 car is not connected to the internet. Instead, I use Apple CarPlay for everything. Is there any reason not to do it this way?
by kevinventullo 3y ago
My 2019 car is not connected to the internet. Instead, I use Apple CarPlay for everything.
Is there any reason not to do it this way?
- gmane 3y agoThen automakers can’t sell your information for fat stacks of cash.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoThis, and automakers do not want to become dumb appliances (even though they are for 90% of people).
- pookha 3y ago..And authoritarian governments can't take complete custody of your movements. Can't shutdown your car either. Seems to be a win-win for both sides (private and public industry). https://qz.com/1522309/how-chinas-electric-car-surveillance-system-works https://qz.com/1522309/how-chinas-electric-car-surveillance-... https://apnews.com/article/4a749a4211904784826b45e812cff4ca https://apnews.com/article/4a749a4211904784826b45e812cff4ca
- ChadMoran 3y agoQuite a few reasons but primarily CarPlay doesn't know about your vehicle's charge and road trip navigation requires external inputs to determine your charge route. Apple could potentially offer an API to have "reverse" CarPlay where the car's app can feed information into iOS. I recently rented an Mercedes EV which had Apple CarPlay and it was a weird experience having to manage two sets of experiences.
- callalex 3y agoThe exact API you describe already exists in CarPlay.
- ChadMoran 3y agoToday I Learned... that's great to hear!
- kyleee 3y agoManufacturers should be required to expose an agreed upon spec API that provides range estimate, battery state, etc. So CarPlay and other apps can access the info in a standardized way
- ChadMoran 3y ago100%. I've owned Teslas since 2017 and always found the infotainment to be very good. Though I've really preferred Apple Maps routing recently. The descriptions of when to turn are much more human.
- callalex 3y agoApple holds up their end of the deal by supporting the EV Routing feature in maps. It’s entirely up to manufacturers to expose the information at this point.
- darknavi 3y agoWell for one Rivian (and Tesla) don't support CarPlay or Android Auto.
- kevinventullo 3y agoSounds more like a reason not to buy Rivian and Tesla to me
- callalex 3y agoMore potential for anticompetitive vendor lock-in (sugar-coated as differentiation), and more opportunities to profiteer from stalking behavior (sugar-coated as telemetry to improve user experience).
- aftbit 3y agoMy cars are from 2019 and 2001. I don't use CarPlay or any internet features in any of them. Instead, I just use my Android's screen itself for navigation and bluetooth for phone calls and music. Perhaps there are advantages to tighter integration with my car (at least the newer one) but IMO they are outweighed by the risks of things like this, or even just getting a software update that borks a small feature that I like.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoCarPlay and Android Auto has no risk like this. It is great because it is just a protocol for your phone to be able to use the screen in the car. Your data stays on your phone, and there is no risk of intrusion.
- kevinventullo 3y agoCarPlay is not an internet feature. It’s basically a screen mirror, and I plug my phone in via USB.