I like CarPlay, but nope. Car operation systems should stay separate from car entertainment systems. Do not want.
this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
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Ransomware on your car. A whole new level of malware.
Would you consider maps to be operation or entertainment? I personally wouldn’t mind the cluster fitting in directions so I have fewer places to look while I drive.
Maps are fine for me mostly because my phone already knows where I am, and I don’t want my car to. Also CarPlay already supports adding turn by turn to the car’s dash Outside of the normal CarPlay screen
Most modern vehicles know where you are regardless of whether or not you’re paying for any location-based services.
I am curious: why are you ok with your phone knowing where you are, but why is it not ok for your car to know where it is?
From my point of view, the car has a much more valid reason to have location services.
Sure. I am an iOS dev. I understand apples privacy protections and policies. I limit access to most apps and have some amount of confidence in Apple not selling my location information based on both their privacy policies and business model.
I have zero confidence in the security models of car manufacturers, and haven’t looked closely into if they sell location data or not (my newest car is 15 years old) but I’m guessing they do.
I like basic CarPlay and the ability to unlock the vehicle with just NFC (apple car key?).
This extra junk is more for the car manufacturers.
My increasing distrust for big tech has soured me on "deep integrations" like this. I feel this is just laying the foundation for subscription based cars.
- "Sorry, you have not paid for Apple CarPlay Ultra Plus Max, we are reducing your max speed to 50 mph (~80 km/h)"
- "To enable, AM radio for 12 hrs please authenticate on iPhone or use fingerpick on start button for iDNA authentication and 10% off!"
- "Sorry, to unlock back doors you must add Aston Martin Ultra Premium Accessibility. Alternatively, just shove passengers through front doors"
- "You are currently on the freemium plan with advertisements enabled. Prior to vehicle starting, you will be subjected to 30 minutes of tailored advertisements"
- "Credit card on file has expired. Car is disabled. Please contact Aston Martin + Apple support for further assistance."
- "Oopsie woopsie, car cannot connect to telemetry system. Cannot operate vehicle while system is unable to connect to internet."
Nice. Though my car can’t be in constant communication with a cell tower or anything (too creepy) so IDK what the next vehicle I’ll buy will be.
Probably time to stop talking like this? Transformed, reimagining, deeply integrating—and the breathlessness. ok next, marketing