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Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by jkestner on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @01:28AM (#40140923)
Once my Ford's infotainment system (Microsoft CE, I believe) crashed hard, and I had to open and close the door while I was at a stoplight to get it to reset.

On the other hand, the voice command system works as badly as it did when I got the car, while Siri has gotten worse.

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Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by pjerem on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @02:33AM (#40141327)
Happens on mine too.

I discovered not later than yesterday that if I plug a Nintendo Switch to one of the USB ports (to recharge it), the interface disappears.

And this is still one of the least garbage infotainment I had to endure to this day.

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Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by jkestner on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @04:01PM (#40148885)
Agreed! Seems like these systems are about 10 years behind in general, so I was pleasantly surprised that the voice system worked after a fashion. Just requires too specific phrasing to make it do stuff, and then I didn't pay to keep the maps up to date... Also appreciate that the main UI follows Fitt's Law and I can jam my finger to the corner to go to audio (though if it would just stay on that screen between drives I wouldn't have to do anything).
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