Bmw is taking some bad decisions in last months… For example series 7 and XM exterior designs and X1/series 2 active tourer interiors. how is possible that they introduce drivers widescreen with so huge bezels?? They seems to be from ‘90…
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And a notch worse than any cell phone display I’ve ever seen 🤣
Finally we have some information about BMW brand… It’s really curious that BMW was the first adopting some new Apple features in their cars like Apple key but now, they are going towards Android in last software announcements. BMW OS 9 to be introduced in November in X1/X2 and series 2 Active Tourer this year is going to be based in Android Automotive, joining Volvo/Polestar/Renault brands that already have similar software with play store apps…
What do you think about it?
What do you think about it?
Absolutely. Besides, they’d be committing suicide if they stopped supporting CarPlay. I rarely use the BMW iDrive system. Only for settings.
Well, this is not clear for me. Here you have the first example of one big automaker phasing out Carplay support after implementing Android based OS. It could be the case of BMW and for that is not included on list of brands supporting new gen carplay.
General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition
General Motors (GM) will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles starting this year, shifting to a built-in infotainment system...
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Have you seen the outrage online amongst GM owners? They’re absolutely furious with threats to leave the brand.Well, this is not clear for me. Here you have the first example of one big automaker phasing out Carplay support after implementing Android based OS. It could be the case of BMW and for that is not included on list of brands supporting new gen carplay.
General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition
General Motors (GM) will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles starting this year, shifting to a built-in infotainment system...
I don’t think BMW is going to abandon Apple. The next gen CarPlay is a huge change unlike what we have currently. BMW is also one of like two manufacturers that support CarKey. If they do stop supporting CarPlay, I’m gone. Yeah it is surprising to not see BMW on that list. They’ve always been a forerunner in Apple’s implementations. They just might be late to the party. Maybe they want to step back and see how it goes.
Just came across this article. GM is admittedly abandoning CarPlay for subscription revenue opportunities. Yeah that’s gonna go over well for them 🤣
9to5mac.com
Apple's list of cars that support CarPlay and car key - 9to5Mac
Over the last several weeks, CarPlay has been in the headlines quite a bit thanks to GM’s decision to bail...
9to5mac.com
You're overlooking the possibility that Apple could make a "CarPlay module" for cars and sell it to manufacturers. The car would just communicate with it through a standard API.
This way, Apple doesn't need to know anything else specific about the car. It's phone software just communicates with its chip in the car. The manufacturer could expose only the info it wants, by virtue of its interface with the API.
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.The GM abandonment of CarPlay is really a step backwards Before we had smart phones and CarPlay cars had to provide the same functions - each car was different. You had to have the ability to update maps - copy your music from phone/computer to car etc.
Not sure why they'd do that but time will tell what happens. A step back in technology so they can sell your data to Goggle
Not sure why they'd do that but time will tell what happens. A step back in technology so they can sell your data to Goggle
Not to mention the money grab on stuff like map updates... I read that GM wants to push subscription revenue... I had a Nissan back in the late 90s and they wanted $199 to upgrade the map software... fortunately, with CarPlay, I have at least THREE map options available to my Ford Ranger (Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps) in addition to Ford's SYNC3 navigation.
Hi! Do you expect to have news about new carplay next week in WWDC or will it be focused in AR headset? I’m worried about new carplay being delayed like other things with apple in the past. Think about second display support in current carplay gen…only BMW supports it in latest OS 8 (several years after the announcement in keynote) and curiously is one of the brands that are not on board of new gen carplay…
Now we know BMW is going to adopt Android Automotive in BMW OS 9 and Audi has just released Q6 model with Android Automotive too. No news about any brand announcing new carplay integration and we are approaching the end of the year, so I hope we have updates in next keynote or at least before the end of the year…if not, I think majority of brands is out of the game 
Bmw is going downhill with the decisions. Over and over again its announced that people spend more money on iOS than android. If they simply kept tight integration with all new apple features, and release some paid apps on it, more people would buy them than they ever will for their car on android.Now we know BMW is going to adopt Android Automotive in BMW OS 9 and Audi has just released Q6 model with Android Automotive too. No news about any brand announcing new carplay integration and we are approaching the end of the year, so I hope we have updates in next keynote or at least before the end of the year…if not, I think majority of brands is out of the game
BMW was the first to integrate CarKey and still going strong with that. Both our BMW’s have it. I believe only a couple other car manufacturers offer CarKey (Hyundai and Kia?). I also believe they were one of, if not the first to offer wireless CarPlay. What other Apple features are missing from BMW, other than the next gen CarPlay, which nobody is offering yet?
The next gen CarPlay might be something not so easy to implement. There are quite a few ambitious features Apple announced that haven’t went mainstream but sounded like a great idea- Digital Driver Licenses, HomeKit Enabled Routers, CarKey to name a few.