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It feels like insanity watching car OEMs recognize that CarPlay/AA is popular, then deliberately choose not to act on why it became popular. The adecdata large
by a_vanderbilt 2y ago
It feels like insanity watching car OEMs recognize that CarPlay/AA is popular, then deliberately choose not to act on why it became popular.
The adecdata largely tells the same story every time the topic comes up on HN: built-in infotainment sucks. It's slow, out of date, and buggy, and doesn't sync the info people care about. Rentals throw the problem in your face because you are forced to go through the setup process anew every time because it's a shared vehicle. Not to mention that since it's shared I wouldn't feel comfortable signing into anything on the car's computer.
Apple had that product announcement a while back for their highly integrated CarPlay but it's been radio silence since then. Now more than ever is the time to put it on the market, if they have any intention of pressuring car OEMs out of their own boneheadedness.