Daekwan

I own a Tesla Model Y.. and people who *claim* they DONT want CarPlay is quite possibly the dumbest take I've heard in all of tech.

Why?  Because anybody who has EVER used CarPlay knows it's 100% optional.   If you don't want to use it, you literally never have too.   We've purchased 4 brand new vehicles since 2018 and every one of them came with both CarPlay & Android Auto except my 2021 Model Y.   And while I've used nothing but a iPhone since 2009.. I'm still thrilled that my vehicle has Android Auto because guess what.. Im not the only person who will ever drive my vehicle.   If my sister wants to borrow my car and she has an Android phone.. all she has to do is connect her phone to my car and she instantly has the same infotainment interface that she's been used to using for the past 5 years.   Its because of these reasons.. in my opinion, every 2023 vehicle should come with CarPlay and Android Auto.  Both are 100% optional to use.    I'll never understand the simp standpoint that somehow having fewer options.. is better than having more.   As the customer give me everything reasonably possible and let ME decide what I want to use.. or not use.

As for why CarPlay is still very much viable on a Tesla.. it's because Tesla has done a horrible job rolling out new native streaming apps, updating old native streaming apps, and adding additional capabilities to the Navigation and phone/text message systems.   The Model S has been around for over 10 years now.. and only in the past year Tesla has just rolled out native Apple music and added waypoints to their Navigation.    For several years streaming music in a Tesla meant using Slacker Radio.  Only a few years ago was Spotify finally added and guess what.. even now Spotify still requires a PREMIUM subscription to use.   So that's $10 a month for Spotify premium + $10 more a month for Tesla premium connectivity.. who doesn't want to pay $20 a month to stream music in the car?  Meanwhile CarPlay & Android Auto are both still 100% free to use.. stream in higher quality thanks to a larger bitrate..  use the 5G connection on your smartphone instead of the older 4G/LTE stuff in the car.. and have over 100 streaming apps!   And I promise you those CarPlay apps will get updated 100x quicker than Tesla updates its native apps.   Tesla FINALLY updated the native Spotify app just this month with the latest software update.   Spotify has been buggy as hell for years and finally 3 years later its gets a modern interface.

Tesla now has how many native audio streaming apps... 7?? Seven lol!!!  As far as NAV goes.. I agree Tesla's in-car NAV works well.. but guess what.. it doesn't show me where the police are hiding or speeding/stoplight cameras like Waze.   Or report accidents, road debris, construction, detours, weather, stranded vehicles, or any of the countless other features Waze reports.   Apple Maps is still much better when it comes to actual lane guidance, vocal directions, and overall presentation.. plus it also gives haptic feedback on my Apple Watch for every turn meaning I can mute the voice guidance entirely and STILL get physical prompts when its time to turn.   Meanwhile, Tesla still doesn't have a WatchOS app.  Finally, nothing works better for search, POI, or reviews than Google Maps.   

At the end of the day, I should be able to choose which apps I want to use for audio streaming and navigation in my vehicle.. regardless of which manufacturer's logo is on the steering wheel.   The idea that I should be forced to use only what Tesla allows me to use.. is the lamest excuse possible.