If that were true, Tesla would have no problem offering CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
After all, it’s just a protocol to let your phone use the display (or part of it) as a second monitor.
After all, it’s just a protocol to let your phone use the display (or part of it) as a second monitor.
It’s been proven time and time again that vertical integration is a massive money earner and you can bet that if Tesla were to release a smartphone then support for that in their cars would be a software update that follows immediately after. But since there’s no plans for a phone, the next best thing is a subscription-based infotainment system.
I pay for premium data only because of Spotify and live traffic. Which I wouldn't have to do if it had CarPlay.
Source? I cannot find a single reference to Apple collecting fees, much less onerous fees, for implementing CarPlay functionality.
Automakers don’t like CarPlay because it makes cars fungible. I like CarPlay because it makes cars fungible. Apple seems like it would give away CarPlay (at least for now) to broaden the reach of its platform.