QOTD: What Else Should Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Add?
Porsche is adding some neat features to its smartphone-mirroring systems -- which has me wondering, what else can be added?
I know I'd follow what Porsche is doing and better integrate HVAC and audio controls into CarPlay/Auto, and I am sure if I sit down and think about it, I can figure out a few apps or functions I'd add.
What about you? These systems are common enough now that most of you probably have experience with them. What would you add?
Sound off below.
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Keep HVAC out of the touchscreen that will fail every other week
A self-destruct mechanism.
They should add (back) GM cars.
A cell phone jammer would be nice.