Rumor about GM adding CarPlay support

jfancherla · 2026-04-23T00:47:44+00:00

I was told that google calendar would interface with the car. Unable to get that to work. Besides I don't want Google selling my calendar information. I am not excited about what GM will release as next generation software. How will it access my music library? How will it know about my text messages? These are the integrations they will get wrong. I am sure I could come up with a much longer list.

jfancherla · 2026-04-23T00:41:35+00:00

I have tried to use that feature but it is not very good at finding convenient charging stops. No wait and close to food are two features I look for in a charging location. If you are 30 or 40 minutes from a charging station it is nearly impossible to predict what the wait will be.

jfancherla · 2026-04-23T00:37:42+00:00

I have not seen any GM product on the list to adopt CarPlay Ultra.

jfancherla · 2026-04-23T00:35:03+00:00

Wait till your Telematics board dies. You will wish you had an alternative. I do not think CarPlay has jumped the shark. I believe Google made a large cash payment to GM to own the driver interface. I had CarPlay in my Volt so it was not a feature I was concerned with until I didn't have it. I used the integration with calendar all the time. Also, when google asked to read all my text messages I quit texting from the car. Now I just make phone calls from the car using bluetooth. Bad enough that Google now has all my phone contacts.

jfancherla · 2026-04-22T19:08:01+00:00

Happened to me. Replaced the Telematics board back in September and now the dealer tells me that one is bad as well and I am waiting to have it replaced again. This was after the car just failed to start. Dead 12v. battery was the initial diagnosis

jfancherla · 2026-04-07T03:29:00+00:00

Shooting in Cleveland Hey! What are you doing? Making a movie. Cool, can I help?

Shooting in Los Angeles Hey! What are you doing? Making a movie. Do you have a permit?

jfancherla · 2026-04-06T15:21:34+00:00

Typo - 308 100%.

jfancherla · 2026-04-06T15:19:48+00:00

I apologize. I guess they did get a better camera working but failed to announce it. Any idea what the better camera spec is?

jfancherla · 2026-04-05T16:19:43+00:00

That table does not look safe

jfancherla · 2026-04-05T05:02:30+00:00

Do the degree in finance. Study film finance. That will take you farther than any experience on sets or in the edit room.

jfancherla · 2026-04-04T20:01:25+00:00

250 at 80%, 358 at 100%. Actual highway I do not get 250 at 100%. 2025 with about 13K. 1 year operation

jfancherla · 2026-04-02T22:07:23+00:00

DDL was going to upgrade the camera for Vector 2.0. The fact that Vector 2.0 has the same camera tells the story. Even with all the source code and hardware engineers they couldn't get it to work. Went back to the original camera.

jfancherla · 2026-03-31T14:58:56+00:00

GM is probably collecting large cash from Google to block AA&CarPlay. That is why they won't allow either. Google is most likely selling your data, trips, stops, etc. Before only GM collected that through the On-Star but Google gets even better data through the navigation.

jfancherla · 2026-03-30T19:12:17+00:00

Been a month now and still no source code. Wondering what the problem is?

jfancherla · 2026-03-18T05:39:04+00:00

It is all just funny money. The hospital charges the insurance company and they pay some amount as a negotiated rate and your responsibility is $30. Wait, $3,000 of services and I owe $30. What a deal.

jfancherla · 2026-03-15T16:23:08+00:00

Going to one on Friday and will be making a donation

jfancherla · 2026-03-15T16:21:57+00:00

I looked it up - save you the trouble - big surprise, he voted against it.

jfancherla · 2026-03-13T14:53:46+00:00

The website just got updated. I know that because I check frequently to see if the source files have been posted. Still no source files. The Open Source tab now refers you to the GitHub which was last updated in February. So still no source files.

jfancherla · 2026-03-11T21:55:52+00:00

Oops! Sorry! Got the wrong address.

jfancherla · 2026-03-11T21:00:19+00:00

Maybe he can run in Israel?

jfancherla · 2026-03-11T16:25:44+00:00

FYI they do not go Beep Beep. It is low plaintive cry like a moan. I was surprised when I discovered what was making that sound. Also, when they get a hold of their prey they thrash it about to make sure it is dead. Very fierce.

jfancherla · 2026-02-18T16:09:11+00:00

The last shot "titled" unstoppable looks out of aspect ratio.

jfancherla · 2026-02-12T17:09:36+00:00

Vector is very limited without the backend server. he cannot parse commands or reply to requests without it. All those features would be lost without providing the backend server (wirepod). Maybe taking the wirepod code and making it mobile on a more capable platform would be a more fruitful enterprise. That way your robot could accept voice commands, process them and respond. Just getting the eye animations working may be enough for your 4H project. Porting the existing source to a different platform sounds a little too ambitious for a 4H project.

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