CarPlay think about it?
Editor’s note: This article is from WeChat public account “Garage #42” (ID: iCar123), author of six or three.
The dispute about CarPlay has never stopped. In many people’s eyes, CarPlay is an indispensable feature. It solves the problem of navigation and multimedia that many models don’t use, but I use it. Always think that CarPlay is just a screencast feature that remedies the traditional car, and it’s a less-use screencasting feature,not even as good as a mobile phone stand. .
But with the release of the iOS 13 system, the functionality of CarPlay has also improved. After the experience, I think CarPlay can be a member of my recommendation list.
Today we found a car with CarPlay function, ready to compare the CarPlay of iOS 12 system and CarPlay of iOS 13 system, and I will think about it in the second half of the article. CarPlay also has the future of a regular car system, enjoy it.
The experience of CarPlay is greatly improved under iOS 13
The core change in iOS 12 and iOS 13 is that CarPlay finally changed from from“Pan Screening” to “Split Screening”, so it’s practical Level CarPlay has been greatly improved.
CarPlay is used under iOS 12, Mobile display interface and car displayThe CarPlay interface is linked. For example, if the car interface displays navigation, the mobile phone must also display the navigation status. If I quit the navigation to the background on the mobile phone, the main interface of the car will also be linked to the main interface, and the car will be on the car. The operation will also be synced to the phone.
The advantage is that you can set up navigation or music directly on your phone, without having to stretch your hand to the point where the car screen is trying.
The disadvantage is that you can’t use other features of your phone during the process of using CarPlay, otherwise the CarPlay screen will be affected and the screens will not be used well.
And iOS 13 system Apple optimizes this experience, With CarPlay, you can still use the other functions of the phone, so do not affect each other, of course, do not worry Because the two screens become separate individuals after becoming “split screen display”, you can set the navigation information on the phone directly on the screen of the car.
Besides this, iOS 13 has one more page than iOS 12, this page is a collection of navigation information and multimedia information, which means that you can also cut it while using navigation. Songs and other operations.
Left iOS 13, right iOS 12
This should be a good innovation, but unfortunately, under this interface, the navigation information can only display Apple’s own navigation function, and can’t display Gaode map or Baidu map, Most users most commonly use Gaode map and Baidu map, so we hope that CarPlay can realize the display of Gaode/Baidu map information under this interface as soon as possible.
The above are the two biggest changes in iOS 13 compared to iOS 12. There is not much difference in functionality. Let’s take a look at the features and experience that CarPlay can achieve based on iOS 13.
The most common use in driving scenarios is of course navigation and multimedia. CarPlay is compatible with the most mainstream ones on the market.
In the case of Gaode, it is very convenient to connect the high-definition map on the car after the CarPlay to see the favorite points and the most recent search records.
But now that I have a mobile phone, I can easily set the destination on the mobile phone, and then directly click on the navigation software on the car to view the route, so I think that when using CarPlay, the display of information in the navigation state is more important.
Mobile navigation will change to screencast status in CarPlay
Display interface for mobile navigation in non-CarPlay state
And this, CarPlay didn’t disappoint me. The overall style is very similar to the mobile APP. The display of key information is clear enough, the layout is very reasonable, and the enlarged intersection shows the enlarged image of the intersection.
The experience in the navigation process is not much different from that of the car with the car version of the high German/Baidu map. It is very convenient, and in the process of setting the destination, Because it can be done directly on the phone, some of the experience is better than the car version of the high German / Baidu map.
Multimedia music CarPlay is also compatible with a variety of third-party apps, such as QQ music, Netease cloud music and Himalayan.
CarPlay status not only allows you to display your favorite songs, but also display album art and lyrics.
The voice control aspect is not introduced much, and the voice in the CarPlay state is equal to Siri.
In addition, after updating the iOS 13 system, CarPlay also has both light and dark display styles, and supports automatic adjustment.
Let’s talk about the experience at the end.
CarPlay’s UI design is very similar to Apple’s mobile phone, because there is not much need to carry the display, so the difficulty of the button layout is not high, the left side is the Dock bar, there are 4 fixed buttons, the first three can quickly enter The last time you open the app, the last one is back to the main interface, similar to the Home button, it is very easy to use, Because the area of the button is also large enough, there will be almost no accidental touch during the driving process. And the physical buttons on the center console or on the steering wheel give you simple control over multimedia.
Summarize several advantages of CarPlay:
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The plug-in is ready to use, and if you have a wireless CarPlay, you can even experience it.
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Synchronize the related app directly, you can directly view the favorites or song list without logging in. (I know this is nonsense, CarPlay shows the app in the phone, but it reduces the login compared to other cars. This step is more convenient for related accounts.)
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You can set the relevant destination on your phone, which is more convenient than other car settings, and the learning cost is 0.
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CarPlay is equivalent to borrowing a mobile phone’s processor and system, and the fluency depends on the phone, so the experience of the car does not drop over time.
Overall, After upgrading to the iOS 13 system, CarPlay provides a good solution for traditional car systems without navigation, if the car you plan to buy is not smart enough, But if you support CarPlay, then this is still a model worth considering. thatIs such a good CarPlay going to be the future of the car system?
will not.
Where is CarPlay worse?
This answer may be arbitrary.
But when you think about it carefully, the automotive industry is developing rapidly, and the car has entered every household. At the same time, there are smartphones along with the development of the car, but the cars that are almost stagnant and not developed are the cars, in order to CarPlay and CarLife appeared in the process of driving the car to help the driver. The significance of these is to make up for the lack of traditional car.
Simply project the function of the mobile phone onto the car, and the car and the mobile phone can only be independent individuals.
A good car can be combined with software and hardware to display the navigation information on the meter and HUD head-up display.
A good car can be combined with hardware and software to recognize the face through the camera and automatically adjust to the preset seat angle and driving mode.
A good car can be combined with hardware and software to recommend the nearest gas station or charging pile according to the remaining battery life, and recommend the appropriate driving mode to the owner.
A good car can be combined with software and hardware to achieve voice-controlled vehicles.
A good car can be combined with software and hardware to achieve the combination of assisted driving and navigation such as NoA. The car is a multi-component whole. Each intelligent part can be connected in series through intelligent software. If you can do this, how difficult is it to navigate and multimedia?
This is why the new forces of Wei Lai, Wei Ma, Xiao Peng, and ideal car manufacturers have brought the importance of the car software system to a certain height at the beginning of the car construction, and are committed to building a car system of their own. Instead of simply putting a screen on the car and connecting to a CarPlay.
