Announced today in Detroit, Chevrolet's 2016 Volt hybrid car will come with CarPlay integration out of the gate. The vehicle will support Apple's automotive integration along with alternative car connection option MirrorLink, according to The Verge :
The 2016 Volt on the stand at Detroit's North American International Auto Show this week has an in-car entertainment system that includes support for both CarPlay and MirrorLink; both systems appear as options in the vehicle's Settings menu.
CarPlay allows iPhone owners to connect their device to their vehicle, displaying apps on the dashboard head unit so that you can use certain apps, such as music apps of navigation, with a minimum of distraction.
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt will be available in the second half of 2015.
Source: The Verge
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Chevrolet's 2016 Volt to come with CarPlay support
I will need to see an in-depth demo of these before I know if they are worth anything. The demo on imore from Pioneer was not that appealing to me. My gut reaction is that I would rather spend $1000+ on getting an in-dash mount and connection for an ipad mini that I could upgrade and get far more functionality from.
If you're looking for full functionality, CarPlay isn't for you. It's meant for basic playback of music, voice control calling & messaging (iMessages) and navigation from Apple's Maps app. What's sad is that this is FAR better than what Chevy MyLink offers. Their software & hardware is horrendous. Obviously, you'll need the head unit (I still call it a deck) to tune AM/FM/XM, and most of the Pioneer units offer built in navigation, which I'm sure has pros & cons when compared to Apple Maps app. The problem I've seen with most of these car systems is that they are painfully slow and glitchy, like my $2000 UHD's "smart" interface. I'm glad they are finally letting someone else work on the interface, but it will never be like "full iOS".
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I opted for the 2nd tier AV system when I bought my truck (Suburban) 2 years ago. The radio, SiriusXM, and DVD part are decent, so no real complaints. The nav system, however, is one step above garbage. It is no better than the TomTom app I had on my old Palm Treo (before WebOS) about 8 years ago.
That experience has made me rethink what I want in my car. I want dedicated hardware for things like AM/FM (I am a baseball fan, so I still listen to AM during the season) as well as SiriusXM. In dash DVD playback would be a must. Any connection to a smartphone or tablet would then be required to pipe out any audio/video to the system, as well as be able to run as a nav unit.
Companies like http://www.soundmanca.com have iPad/iPhone kits and certified installers, so that is where I am leaning these days.
I've used CarPlay with my jailbroken iPhone and I have to say it was pretty smooth. The jailbreak version of course has some glitches but the software was extremely fast like you would expect from iOS. I'm all in for getting one in my car.
CRAP!!!!
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It's 2015 I don't get the point of year early cars
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