Apple CarPlay touch screen integration

MacCool

Apple's CarPlay looks intriguing. An iOS display on your car's touch screen. with direct Siri integration.

It says it will be available for Nissan "soon" but doesn't make clear if this is just an app and a lightning connector, or if more hardware integration is required. Anyone know more about this? Does is require specific hardware, or will it interface with the existing Nav system display? Will current systems be upgradeable to accept CarPlay?

Apple Announces 'CarPlay' iOS Vehicle Integration Feature - Mac Rumors

kenchan

ahh, new ways to cause more accidents!



looks good.

madmike23

All I've heard was for Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo for now. But I'm pretty much fine with my Nissan Navigation. Seems to do all this via bluetooth, my entire music collection in the cloud for free and can link with any phone.

kenchan

yah, im not sure if i want to put in a mobile phone maker's factory device in my car since they can live or die within a year.

i rather have the car manufacturer's device that is compatible to the services offered by these companies and app providers.

MacCool

Fairly confident that Apple has another year or two of life left in it.

kenchan

yah, but i keep my cars for like 10+ yrs these days.
can you safely say apple will be around in 2024?

if one's plugging in the device, it's really meaningless to me. this is 2014...if this is suppose to be new, use wireless charging and wireless connection to the HU. no meaning paying a premium for wired.

kenchan

.. like wat if someone had blackberry factory installed device in their car? LOL

yah, that wouldn't be very cool any more. it's hard because cars take 3-5yrs to design and get built. phone makers can die within that time frame.

Eagle

This is why this type of technology should not be proprietary and should be built around a standard interface that Google, IOS, BlackBerry, Microsoft...etc would all need to develop their software (downloadable app) to conform to.

It shouldn't be Apple or Microsoft dictating how it's done. Of course that means someone has to have the technological and monetary swagger to make them all fall behind the idea. But if I were building this, that's what I'd do. Create an open standards interface for all devices to connect to...probably have them use BlueTooth like some of you are suggesting or even a private Wi-Fi LAN for connectivity instead of Lightning or some other proprietary hardware interface.

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MacCool

Apple had an idea, sold it to the car companies. Android/Google/Microsoft/Blackberry could do the same. Buy the Apple app and hook up to the car. Don't have an iPhone? Buy the Android/Google/Microsoft/Blackberry app and hook up to the car. If such an app exists. If not, blame Android/Google/Microsoft/Blackberry, not Apple or Nissan.

Don't have a smart phone? Your phone mfgr hasn't been smart enough to arrange the app compatibility? Then use the standard Nav package interface. You don't lose anything by not having it, you just gain a little something extra if you do.

I really have no clue if Androids can plug into Nissan's Nav package USB port for on screen control like iOS devices can, but that iPod/ipad/iPhone interface has been an option on most or all of the car mfgrs for years.

If some Android phone mfgr came to the same companies and pitched the same kind of connectivity for Android, I'm certain that they'd all listen.

madmike23

There are quite a few Android stereos out there. This is just iOS step into a dash unit.

I have the Nissan's Navigation package and its pretty awesome, Android/iOS devices are great via bluetooth. As for the iPod hook up, its pretty much trash for me because scrolling through a 160gb iPod can be painful. I rather use Google music, its smart enough to know what i wanna hear.

theDreamer

It is an interesting debate, was discussing with some friends.
Would almost be ideal if the car manufacturers just provide a screen with an input (or bluetooth) and your phone syncs up to it. The average phone is just as if not more powerful than the built in A/V equipment in your car, plus has more functions with deeper details and easier to upgrade. This means if you get a new phone for whatever new feature your car can use it because all it is doing is projecting it onto the screen.

Downside, Apple/Google/MS control more things.

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kenchan

yep, if BT could provide more data and use less power on the device side, this would be the most ideal way. even today aftermarket HU's like my pioneer can sync up to contacts and run native apps (pandora) without even taking the phone out of your pocket.

if the device can be wirelessly charged while in the car (without taking it out of your pocket), and have faster wireless connection to the HU, then that would be the most ideal

Sensei Kreese

Something else to kill my terrible Iphone battery life?

MacCool

Well, if it's plugged into the car then it charges at the same time. This device doesn't provide additional functionality over what is already part of the Nav package. When my phone us in the car, I already have Siri available through the car's speakers, but this system looks like it will provide me with a consistent and easier-to-use interface with better integration into my phone. And if they integrate more apps than are available right now at launch (they say more app integration is coming), so much the better. IMHO MotionX Drive blows Nissan's Nav away, especially in the area of map detail.

bigaudiofanat

Why not just use a appradio and AppRadio Extensions, of course I am an android guy myself.

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