Cordless CarPlay always deploys in slow motion in CompagiGeneration cars
Tout avance très lentement dans l’industrie automobile traditionnelle et CarPlay sans fil en est à nouveau la démonstration éclatante. Cette fonction qui permet de bénéficier de CarPlay sur le tableau de bord d’un véhicule sans avoir à relier un iPhone en USB est apparue pour la première fois chez BMW en 2017. Quatre ans plus tard, elle est loin, très loin d’être généralisée et 2020 n’a pas été l’année de CarPlay sans fil, finalement.
Will it be 2021? The announcement of its arrival at Mitsubishi might make you think so, but it is only for one model, an SUV reserved for the American market. Besides, the promises only commit those who believe in it: Renault promised it in 2019 for the year 2020 and we haven't seen any news since. Mercedes had already done this a few years earlier, announcing it without taking action on one of its cars during 2018.
Alors que les chargeurs à induction sont désormais courant dans les habitacles des voitures modernes, il faut toujours brancher son iPhone en USB pour bénéficier de CarPlay dans la majorité des cas. Mais cela bouge, y compris chez nos constructeurs nationaux. Le groupe Stellantis (ex-PSA) va enfin ajouter CarPlay sans fil en 2021, tout d’abord avec la nouvelle DS4 chez DS, peut-être avant une généralisation à d’autres nouveautés de Citroën et Peugeot1.
At Renault, it was announced for the new Dacia Sandero, which would make it the first car in the group to offer it … Even if it lacks the induction load, which is essential to take full advantage of it. According to this list compiled by Cars.com, generalization has progressed faster for the United States.
This slow progression can be frustrating, but wireless CarPlay is likely to become an unavoidable feature, as CarPlay itself has eventually become. You also had to wait, but the list of compatible models provided by Apple is as long as your arm and it becomes very difficult to find a new car that doesn't offer it.
While waiting for automotive giants to wake up, there are dongles to add carPlay cordless in vehicles that do not have them:
The recent Fiat 500, now exclusively electric, also features CarPlay wireless. Fiat also belongs to the Stellantis group, but this car was developed before the acquisition.
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