- According to a new report, Tesla is working on adding CarPlay to its cars.
- Apple's infotainment system is popular among buyers
- Tesla has long resisted CarPlay, but appears to have changed its mind
Apple's CarPlay Car entertainment and navigation system is popular: Apple's 2022 study found that 79% of new car buyers for example, I took this into account when buying a car, but there were noticeable objections among automakers. Tesla has been one such company for a long time, but surprisingly, a new report claims that it is working on adding CarPlay to its electric vehicles.
According to BloombergTesla “began testing [CarPlay] internal capabilities.” This could lead to the feature being rolled out “in the coming months,” but “the plan is not yet finalized and the release may come later.”
Tesla currently uses its own in-car infotainment system, and the company has long resisted adding CarPlay to its fleet of electric vehicles, despite customer requests. The company's CEO, Elon Musk, has frequently feuded with Apple over its company. App Store Policypoaching Tesla engineers for its own delayed electric car project and other problems.
Lately everything has changed. Bloomberg notes that Apple is a key distributor of Musk's X app and artificial intelligence (AI) model Grok, while Tesla's sales have “softened” recently. The news outlet also claims that some Tesla customers have cited “the lack of CarPlay support as a reason for not choosing the company's vehicles.”
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CarPlay is “one of the most requested features from customers” and “many drivers consider it a must-have option,” Bloomberg says, a statement that appears to reflect customer sentiment.
A McKinsey Research in 2024 found that approximately a third of buyers worldwide would not consider a car at all if it did not have CarPlay or a competitor. Android Auto system. This is a large portion of the potential customers that Tesla is potentially missing out on by eliminating CarPlay.
An informal poll on social media shows that many Tesla owners are pleasantly surprised by the news. Reddit user hybrid frost stated that the presence of CarPlay will make navigation smoother and eliminate the need to switch to another mapping application. Reddit user R5Jockeymeanwhile, explained the reason they supported the move: “It's nice. I hope it actually happens. I would love to see Waze on screen.”
Interestingly, Tesla's CarPlay implementation will be somewhat limited. Bloomberg believes that CarPlay will occupy a window in Tesla's own interface, meaning that “Apple software will not be able to completely replace Tesla.” operating system as in many other vehicles.” CarPlay also won't be able to use features like Full Self-Driving mode, which will still require Tesla's own navigation app. And Tesla will abandon a more advanced version of CarPlay, called Carplay Ultra – choosing the regular edition instead.
In a surprising turnaround, Tesla, one of the major automakers resisting CarPlay, has apparently changed course. This may leave just GM major manufacturers have ditched the Apple system, giving you much more choice in vehicles if you need the Apple system.
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