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zeusus
Nate Wiener
"Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
zeusus
Nate Wiener
"Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
krew
Nate Wiener
Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
zeusus
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
It's worth pointing out that it was Toyota that said CarPlay would be wired. Lexus has yet to debut a vehicle with CarPlay, so it's a little early to judge.
krew
Nate Wiener
Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
zeusus
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
It's worth pointing out that it was Toyota that said CarPlay would be wired. Lexus has yet to debut a vehicle with CarPlay, so it's a little early to judge.
Tragic Bronson
Nate Wiener
"Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
Unfortunately that's the only way to use it now. Same goes for Android Auto.

Hope that future updates to CP will negate the USB cord, but in the meantime, it is what it is.
Tragic Bronson
Nate Wiener
"Carplay implementation will be wired..."

^^^ Seriously?? That negates a lot of my potential excitement.
Unfortunately that's the only way to use it now. Same goes for Android Auto.

Hope that future updates to CP will negate the USB cord, but in the meantime, it is what it is.
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krew
It's worth pointing out that it was Toyota that said CarPlay would be wired. Lexus has yet to debut a vehicle with CarPlay, so it's a little early to judge.
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
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krew
It's worth pointing out that it was Toyota that said CarPlay would be wired. Lexus has yet to debut a vehicle with CarPlay, so it's a little early to judge.
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
meth.ix
spwolf
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
Bluetooth pairing.
meth.ix
spwolf
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
Bluetooth pairing.
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meth.ix
Bluetooth pairing.
according to the web, it is only certain BMW model, and via wifi not bluetooth (too much bandwidth needed?)
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meth.ix
Bluetooth pairing.
according to the web, it is only certain BMW model, and via wifi not bluetooth (too much bandwidth needed?)
Dreski
Hallelujah!!!!
Dreski
Hallelujah!!!!
Ian Schmidt
From what I've been able to find, wireless CarPlay is only offered by BMW right now from the factory, and not on all models (BMW also of course makes you pay a monthly fee for it). Several aftermarket head units also support it. Automakers are dragging their feet because it requires hardware changes, not just software.
Ian Schmidt
From what I've been able to find, wireless CarPlay is only offered by BMW right now from the factory, and not on all models (BMW also of course makes you pay a monthly fee for it). Several aftermarket head units also support it. Automakers are dragging their feet because it requires hardware changes, not just software.
Ian Schmidt
zeusus
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
Lexus is in the same situation as Mercedes and Audi here, so it's not like they've greatly flubbed up.
Ian Schmidt
zeusus
Yea thats pretty lame for 2019 MY premium luxury vehicles. And does not mix well at all especially since Lexus has been brushing up on their new strategy of targeting a younger demographic.
Lexus is in the same situation as Mercedes and Audi here, so it's not like they've greatly flubbed up.
Joaquin Ruhi
spwolf
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
Your excellent question piqued my curiosity. Unfortunately, my Google search didn't come up with much, except that the latest BMW 5-Series was the first car offered with wireless Apple CarPlay.
Joaquin Ruhi
spwolf
how many cars have wireless CarPlay?
Your excellent question piqued my curiosity. Unfortunately, my Google search didn't come up with much, except that the latest BMW 5-Series was the first car offered with wireless Apple CarPlay.
GuoxJason
The Apple CarPlay announcement during the Avalon debut made me very hopeful for Android Auto. I suppose I can wait a little longer to see if that will ever materialize. The lack of Android Auto is seriously hindering me from purchasing a new Lexus vehicle - that and the fact that a complete LX overhaul is long overdue.
GuoxJason
The Apple CarPlay announcement during the Avalon debut made me very hopeful for Android Auto. I suppose I can wait a little longer to see if that will ever materialize. The lack of Android Auto is seriously hindering me from purchasing a new Lexus vehicle - that and the fact that a complete LX overhaul is long overdue.
mikeavelli
Sometimes I don't even connect my bluetooth hahahhaha
mikeavelli
Sometimes I don't even connect my bluetooth hahahhaha
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Lexus is in the same situation as Mercedes and Audi here, so it's not like they've greatly flubbed up.
Yea I get that too though Lexus has specifically put an emphasis on targeting a younger audience by sacrificing the older audience. I don't know if wireless carplay connection is just too expensive for them to consider at this point or perhaps wireless is not their main concern but it is a lackluster approach if younger buyers is their target. I would probably be ok if it was 2018 but 2019 is kind of a stretch.

But I definitely will stand corrected if Lexus does infact go for wireless carplay. I would like to applaud them for it.
zeusus
Ian Schmidt
Lexus is in the same situation as Mercedes and Audi here, so it's not like they've greatly flubbed up.
Yea I get that too though Lexus has specifically put an emphasis on targeting a younger audience by sacrificing the older audience. I don't know if wireless carplay connection is just too expensive for them to consider at this point or perhaps wireless is not their main concern but it is a lackluster approach if younger buyers is their target. I would probably be ok if it was 2018 but 2019 is kind of a stretch.

But I definitely will stand corrected if Lexus does infact go for wireless carplay. I would like to applaud them for it.
meth.ix
Even with CarPlay, it's not going to be very good since it will have to be controlled with the RTI, not touchscreen like other manufacturers.
meth.ix
Even with CarPlay, it's not going to be very good since it will have to be controlled with the RTI, not touchscreen like other manufacturers.
PeterF
Ian Schmidt
So it definitely won't be in this year's LS500s? That's disappointing.
agreed, reason to wait?
PeterF
Ian Schmidt
So it definitely won't be in this year's LS500s? That's disappointing.
agreed, reason to wait?

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