To improve CarPlay Ultra, Apple needs to fix CarPlay

a year ago

CarPlay Ultra is still fundamentally CarPlay, with Apple focusing on display appearance rather than functional improvements.
Notifications in CarPlay are problematic—they disappear quickly and lack persistent indicators, making them easy to miss while driving.
App organization in CarPlay is cumbersome, with settings not matching the in-car display layout and no easy way to sync across devices.
Connectivity issues are common across different car models, with no consistency in wired or wireless CarPlay performance.
Siri in CarPlay often fails or executes wrong commands, and struggles with connectivity, requiring repeated voice commands.
Audio and navigation volume settings are not per-device, leading to inconsistent experiences when multiple users share a car.
User switching in CarPlay is poorly handled, especially with wireless connections, causing confusion over settings and preferences.
CarPlay Ultra needs to address existing CarPlay issues to be truly successful, rather than just expanding the interface to more screens.

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