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Written by Ollie Kew
Why are all words that describe connecting phones to cars horribly clunky? Infotainment". Connectivity". In-Car Entertainment ICE for short". Thanks to smartphones, knowing a thing or two about tech isn"t nerdy anymore. But all the words that describe hooking an iPhone up to a car are atrocious. Can we please organise a rebrand? If Apple CarPlay was the answer to all car-meets-phone woes, the job would be done. It isn"t. Often, it"s a pain in the neck. This isn"t that rant though Apple"s refusal to integrate Google Maps to its in-car readouts, or Waze, or the incompetent impatience of Siri, is another teeth-grinder for another day. Thing is, Apple CarPlay is preferable to the Civic Type R"s built-in Honda Connect". The native system that lives within the 7.0-inch touchscreen is pretty much unchanged from the last Civic, and boy did it feel dated there.
Date written: 13 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11497
Why are all words that describe connecting phones to cars horribly clunky? Infotainment". Connectivity". In-Car Entertainment ICE for short". Thanks to smartphones, knowing a thing or two about tech isn"t nerdy anymore. But all the words that describe hooking an iPhone up to a car are atrocious. Can we please organise a rebrand? If Apple CarPlay was the answer to all car-meets-phone woes, the job would be done. It isn"t. Often, it"s a pain in the neck. This isn"t that rant though Apple"s refusal to integrate Google Maps to its in-car readouts, or Waze, or the incompetent impatience of Siri, is another teeth-grinder for another day. Thing is, Apple CarPlay is preferable to the Civic Type R"s built-in Honda Connect". The native system that lives within the 7.0-inch touchscreen is pretty much unchanged from the last Civic, and boy did it feel dated there.
Date written: 13 Apr 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11497
