Could this be MINI Carplay? Just like that MINI has quietly dropped a bomb by previewing an entirely new touchscreen based infotainment system within...The post Is this MINI Carplay? MINI Previews New Touchscreen Infotainment System appeared first on MotoringFile. (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
So that's what it was! I kept thinking, "Is he talking about a system.ini file like Windows?". Maybe the finger made him think of an innie (as opposed to an outie). And to answer the question, that's not CarPlay in the photo. It's the crappy BMW system with a touchscreen.
I glanced at it several times and completely missed it and after finding it wondered why I even read it in the first place.
Why would they need to preview carplay or Android auto...they are both in the wild in multiple makes/models as standard features and SHOULD be basicly the same from car to car....
Well....the headline should be different... The system is a POSSIBILITY compatible carplay/Android auto system that MIGHT get updated.... Think it just more click bait....to get folks to go there.... reality is, it is a stopgap fix so MINI/BMW can try to activate it later......cause they are a year or two behind other makers... Gabe is always trying to spin things to a good light for MINI, rather than calling them out for their incompetence and ineptitude....(catch the spin on how it's the system from the 7 series BMW in a MINI, and implied you should be happy to get the BMW 7 series goodness). It gets really old....perhaps he is hurting the MINI brand more than MINI by raising false expectations..... He is just like a farmer..... maximizing his output, but not understanding that he must care for the land to ensure future crops....