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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by majormajor on Monday May 07, 2018 @08:15PM (#17017659)
My experience is the same. For day to day, bluetooth phone<->car connection beats Carplay or Android Auto. Wireless autoconnect is key, should've been in the V1 of those standards.

I never bother with Carplay for less than a 1 hour trip.

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by ancorevard on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:07AM (#17018744)
CarPlay connects wirelessly through both Bluetooth and WiFi. I’m enjoying it a lot. Never need to pull my phone out my pocket.
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by nathantotten on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:52AM (#17020533)
That’s awesome. I didn’t know wireless was supported. Clearly some car manufacturers have done better jobs with the integration/hardware than others.
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by robin_reala on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:32AM (#17019234)
It needs WiFi for a wireless connection, Bluetooth doesn’t have enough bandwidth.
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