Tag: CarPlay


  • Android Auto wants too much for Porsche

    Porsche picks Apple CarPlay over Google’s Android alternative, for not so surprising reasons. The Verge:

    The publication says that Android Auto tracks variables including vehicle speed, throttle position, fluid temperatures, and engine revs, information that is collated and then sent back to Google. Apple’s CarPlay, on the other hand, only checks with the car’s powertrain control module to ensure that the vehicle is moving. Porsche was apparently unwilling to enter a deal that would send reams of information back to Google — partly, Motor Trend says, because the manufacturer thinks those details make its high-end autos special, and partly because Google itself is in the midst of building its own car.


  • Apple CarPlay tested

    9to5mac gives CarPlay a spin, through an update if a Pioneer aftermarket dashboard, and the iOS 8.1 beta. It’s not a review as such, but it gives you a nice insight into what to expect, along with some images. It’ll be interesting to see this in action sometime next year on actual embedded systems.


  • Pioneer gets vergeballed

    The Verge’s saying that Pioneer is ready to deliver Apple CarPlay to its NEX series of dashboard receivers. They launched something new too, AppRadio 4.

    Want to know more? Well, you’re shit out of luck since Pioneer’s site’s down, most likely because of the traffic from The Verge. In other words, they got fireballed, err, vergeballed… No, let’s not delve into that trail of thought any deeper. But yay, CarPlay, right?!