For pure interaction, CarPlay as a generic solution is very hard to beat infotainment systems that are deeply integrated with the vehicle itself. Its advantages are mainly these: - Consistency. You get into a new car, all you need to figure out is how to open CarPlay, no need to learning a completely different and often complicated infotainment system. - "It's on your phone". You can decide what playlist to play or w…
I think that last one is a negative. I remember where the controls are in any given car, and would rather all of the controls in that care stay in the same place, even if that car is a decade old. Learning a different radio interface in each car isn't a big deal, because there's many more much more dramatic differences from car to car, so I have to learn that car anyway.
Imagine if your ten year old car hasn’t seen an infotainment update in four+ years. Or if you want to buy used.
Personally I’d much prefer my phone. It’s baked into Apple/Google ‘s business model to keep it up to date.
Also I only need my phone’s subscription, not an additional one with the auto manufacturer.