No, that’s not the case. My Tesla doesn’t have PAK, so it only wakes up when I have the Tesla key fob with me. Note, I’m also only using the key fob for the LUCID and not PAK.. The Carlinkit kit will only power on when the vehicle is unlocked. So there is no conflict between the Tesla and LUCID for Bluetooth
Plug it in.
But your tesla has Bluetooth, right? What is PAK?
Phone As a Key
The car is completely off and no power to the Carlinkit device when the car is off. I can confirm as I can see it through the front window
Does your CarPlay in the Lucid work properly when you are not at home? Approaching it in a parking lot for example? Just trying to figure out if there’s any interference.
I have seen it not connect outside of the home as well, but does seem to fail more at home. My phone only has connection to my iWatch, there are no other persistent BT connections. Maybe related the longer sleep cycle of the vehicle at home. As I mentioned in another thread, would be good if Lucid had a method to report bugs and pull logs at the time of the event.
I don’t disagree with you. I think that would be great. But the reality is, they don’t. So I am trying to compile as much information about bugs here as I possibly can and I will send them a letter. They do observe this forum so I think giving them as much detail about any bug as we possibly can is a good idea as opposed to just calling it out.
I completely agree! Here’s another test I just performed.
You would need to use another phone or camera to do it, of course, but it would be fantastic if you could make a couple short videos showing the various processes you mentioned. I am going to do a survey after this thread and the bugs thread mature a bit and get an idea of what percentage of respondents are experiencing each bug. I can certainly put videos within it.
For the price, just get an iPad and bring it with you. And it has so many other uses!
I'm curious on the full integration and setup, do you have a guide or tutorial?
The Carlinkit simply plugs into either one of the USB connections. Once it boots, the Lucid thinks it’s communicating to a direct wired iPhone. Attaching some additional photos of it running. There’s an Android app that will connect to your iPhone and allow you to run actual CarPlay through this device. So far it’s working really well.
So do you need an android device and a iPhone for this to work?
The Carlinkit simply plugs into either one of the USB connections. Once it boots, the Lucid thinks it’s communicating to a direct wired iPhone. Attaching some additional photos of it running. There’s an Android app that will connect to your iPhone and allow you to run actual CarPlay through this device. So far it’s working really well.
Carlinkit runs Android and can run virtually any app available to an android phone. It has the ability to emulate CarPlay and/or Android Auto. Because the Lucid currently only supports CarPlay, once connected via the USB the Lucid thinks the device is an actual iPhone. As you can see in the pictures, the device then does its magic and displays its Android screen. One of the apps actually connects to your iPhone and runs CarPlay, so you don’t lose any CarPlay capability, you only gain from the ability to run whatever android apps you want to install. Another example - I installed ExpressVPN and once connected to a UK server I can navigate to the Channel 4 web page (My4), and stream their live Channels and recorded content.
Thanks for the additional info. This is looking like a very good solution.
