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I actually suspect this is a cultural thing with Japan and feature phones being a pretty dominant thing. Maybe they just don't see the priority in Carplay.
by gonzo41 3y ago
I actually suspect this is a cultural thing with Japan and feature phones being a pretty dominant thing. Maybe they just don't see the priority in Carplay.
- nox100 3y agofeature phones are not a dominate thing in japan. https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/whitepaper/ja/r04/html/nd238110.html https://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/whitepaper/ja/r04/ht... 86% of the population owns a smartphone. That's higher than the USA
- fomine3 3y agoCar navigation unit for Japan was great (still great for navigation functionality), so perhaps people don't need CarPlay than other countries where car navi unit is poor. Though now most companies sell their car with "display audio" unit with CarPlay support.
- lobsterthief 3y agoI dunno—Subaru figured it out.