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by vsdlrd 792 days ago
I thought about that as well. At the moment, CarPlay can't take over every function so carmakers still have to make their own. But in the long term, there is an opportunity for Apple to make the whole thing and monetize it as a cost-saver to carmakers
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No, never. This would mean to concentrate only to customers with Apple devices. Why should a carmaker do this?
I assume Apple would also provide code for a fallback UI that offered basic functionality for when you didn't have an iphone attached.
CarPlay poverty mode. Sign me up.
Basically Valet mode for the headunit.
So everything turns green?