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MacPro said:

DavidAlGregory said:

With so many cars integrating so much into the OEM head units these days, how many people are putting aftermarket units like this in?

The touch didplay in many cars is used for ride settings, tire pressure monitoring, launch control, etc. 

I am pretty sureI read some of these after market products can include many of the features you describe such as tire pressures.  It is also plausible some in car systems are not as sophisticated as after market products especially those more than a year or two old,  so there is also the upgrade market waiting to happen.

Aftermarket products require an adapter to the car's bus to be able to talk to those features. It is possible, but is not provided by the aftermarket radio, as much as it is the adapter to the aftermarket system.

Honestly, there are a ton of people who should install these. People are keeping vehicles longer than ever these days, as much as 11.5 years. 1 in 4 vehicles on the road was made before 2000. I have installed these units in a 2001 Honda CR-V, a 2007 Honda Odyssey, and a 2005 Cadillac CTS. The availability of single-DIN units from Pioneer and Alpine make it even easier to install in a wider range of vehicles.

entropys said:

I wonder why the new Kenwood units have wireless android auto but not wireless CarPlay?
When these pioneer units were first announced in January pioneer made a big deal about wireless android but had nothing to say about wireless CarPlay. Now when they are released, Lo! They have wireless CarPlay too! 

Surely an update to the Kenwoods would enable wireless CarPlay? Because otherwise they seem a better option than the pioneers. Better screens and equalisers, better multiple phone use etc.

Be careful with "Surely!" - updates to these systems are pretty infrequent. They all have the ability to be updated, but only Pioneer has ever issued updates to systems that I can recall. When we had the SPH-DA120 for testing, and reviewed the AVH-4100NEX, they did have updates during the review period, but did not add functionality like wireless at that time.

wood1208 said:

If many brands cars have built-in support for Wifi, Bluetooth and USB Carplay than why holding back supporting wireless carplay ?

It's hard to tell if those cars have Wi-Fi tied into the entertainment system, or if they just provide data services in-car as a hotspot. If they aren't a part of the infotainment system, then it won't work.

MacPro said:

  Do they have built in support for a back up camera installation?

Ben_is_Steamed said:

No one has a Steam Controller and neither Xbox Wireless Controllers or DualShock 4 controllers will pair with iOS devices, so this is completely useless.