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by chaostheory 1173 days ago
There’s always the aftermarket. If CarPlay stops being a standard option, that is the first thing I will do with a new car: replace the AV
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As cars move away from traditional DIN stuff and more towards multiple screens with no physical “radio” on the dash in the classic sense… is that still an option?
It’s there’s a market, there will likely be a way. That’s one of capitalism’s strengths.
Maybe not for an EV.
The head units are so integrated and specific to vehicles now that I doubt that a third party unit would work and provide all that you need from it. The most you might get is a secondary screen that displayed CarPlay/AndroidAuto but then connected to the car via Bluetooth which is a serious downgrade.