Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles

Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by justin66 on Monday June 17, 2019 @09:40AM (#20202792)

Isn't CarPlay exclusive to iOS devices? If so, what you're describing might be viable with Lexus. It'd be somewhat pointless with the Toyota brand, where iOS users are a rather small minority.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by crooked-v on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:00PM (#20204980)

There's also Android Auto, which is the near-exact equivalent for Android phones. A head unit can run both.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by galangalalgol on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:22AM (#20203222)

Seriously? People will have the newest iPhone before they shell out for a car with a working air conditioner. The car is gone as a status symbol, the phone is now arrived.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by justin66 on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:35AM (#20203380)

We know that iPhone enjoys a minority of smartphone market share, and we know that Lexus is the luxury brand and Toyota is the everyday brand. One assumes iPhone will be overrepresented among Lexus buyers and underrepresented among Toyota buyers. Therefore it would make very little sense for the Toyota brand to abandon Android users in favor of iOS users in the design of its dashboard systems.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by galangalalgol on Monday June 17, 2019 @12:09PM (#20204418)

I wasn't suggesting they ditch android auto, but literally everyone but Mazda and Toyota have carplay as an option. Even Kia and Hyundai. Chevy,GMC,ford,Dodge, Chrysler,jeep,Fiat,Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi. All have carplay. Mazda is going simple, which I respect. I drive a Miata pre touchscreen and I use a $50 Android phone. But to have a touchscreen an not have android auto and carplay? Why?

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by magduf on Monday June 17, 2019 @12:52PM (#20204886)

Current Mazdas have CarPlay and Android Auto.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by skibbityboop on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:32PM (#20205346)

Current Subaru models also have both included. Hopefully that's the norm, rather than a manufacturer choosing only CarPlay or only Android Auto.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by uxp100 on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:37AM (#20203403)

I think that the proportion of iphone owners who use toyotas is similar to that of the general population, so leaving out android is unlikely to happen.

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Re:Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles by galangalalgol on Monday June 17, 2019 @12:05PM (#20204370)

Agreed, it would be crazy to leave out android auto.

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