Mercedes seems to be quite good from what I’ve heard and seen on ytube. Not cheap though.
Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay
by vladvasiliu on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:10AM
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Drove a rental GLA last September, and the system was quite nice to use. No noticeable lag.
Also, the integration with the iphone was top-notch. It understood that the iphone provided navigation, so if I pressed the nav button while on the radio screen, it would activate google maps from the iphone. The only thing which wasn't great was typing in some long address, which is why I connected the iphone.
Rented some kind of Audi a few weeks later, and it had the usual crappy integration. "nav" is the car's laggy navigation, etc.
Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay
by magicalhippo on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:59AM
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My Renault Megane e-Tech uses an Android Automotive based OS, along with some Qualcomm chips to drive it[1].
Result is that it's smooth like a tablet, even with it's quite large 12" screen. Been very pleased with it so far.
It also supports Android Auto and CarPlay though, something I had as a requirement.
[1]: https://9to5google.com/2021/09/06/android-automotive-renault...
The insane lag to enter anything on google maps on my 2024 Yukon is ridiculous. Worse, the fact it makes me TYPE in the touchscreen instead of letting me do this on the phone is yet another reason to completely ditch it. Google could easily let me control it through the phone (as they do with youtube on my tv) but I doubt they care enough to do that.
It should be straightforward, pick a direction on my phone, beam to car, car opens it automatically in google maps. That is not difficult.