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>Competition aside, from Apple's perspective, CarPlay is also not ideal in its current form. For a company that values control over the user experience, it's an
by RockRobotRock 2y ago
>Competition aside, from Apple's perspective, CarPlay is also not ideal in its current form. For a company that values control over the user experience, it's an eyesore to see their product embedded inside another product.
Why can't we let the car deal with car-related functions and Apple deal with playing podcasts and showing maps? It seems like the best of both worlds to me. Apple is solving a problem that doesn't need solving.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Apple could design a better interface than car manufacturers, but is it really worth the hassle?
- ajmurmann 2y agoThis! Cars should be dumb and use physical buttons for all functionality I might use while driving. The entertainment system should just be a larger screen and better speakers for my phone. I have zero interest in dealing with a infotainment system developed by the car maker that's built-in. This way I can upgrade by buying a new phone, it's synced to my phone because it's my phone and everything works the same in rental cars and I don't need to sync any of my data to rental cars. I'm pretty happy with my car, but I'm sometimes annoyed when it thinks it's ok to use the display or speakers for things that aren't coming from my phone. It's the same issue as stupid "smart" tvs!