CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today

[JMason]

I switch between CarPlay and Lucid but use CarPlay more since it boots automatically and has been reliable since 2.80. When GM decided to forbid CarPlay (and AA) as even an option that was the deal breaker for me. My wife would probably like to have the new Bolt when it’s released next year but I’d rather buy the product than be the product. I killed OnStar on my current Bolt since it’s a drive around town car anyway (it was the first one sold in CT and has no fast charging) and sometimes it tries to give me a sales pitch when I’m backing out of the garage. No thanks. When GM’s software first came out it bricked several vehicles with no immediate fix. Again, no thanks.

CarPlay Ultra? I’m fine with how Lucid has set up their displays. Yet having the ability to customize all the screens (provided Apple allowed use of the Pilot Panel) could be interesting. It would require a lot of work on the part of Lucid to implement it and unless Apple allowed use of some data sharing it’s probably DOA.

 

[DeaneG]

I heard a review of CarPlay Ultra on the new Vanquish yesterday. The consensus was that it was nice but not remarkable.

 

[mikecronis]

GM changed their mind on forbidding AA/CP recently.

 

[Sam6062]

It sounds interesting. I just found about it today.

New Apple CarPlay Ultra Tested! Hands-on with every new feature — BBC Top Gear Magazine

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[JeffSter]

We will disagree on that one. Some people like Apple products. Some don't.

I do admit to some bias against them after they sued developers who were porting their own applications to the PC, claiming that Apple owned their user interfaces because they had used menus!

And this from a company who stole the whole mouse-based graphical Lisa/Macintosh UX from Xerox PARC.

Or as Mr. Gates said once… we both got to the candy store (Xerox PARC) and they (Apple) robbed it first!