"Apparently Tesla really is worried about its struggling car sales, despite CEO Elon Musk's grand plans to leave the relatively boring automotive business behind. The automaker is working to integrate Apple CarPlay into its cars, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. It would be a huge about-face for the company that pioneered sleek, highly updatable and feature-packed vehicle infotainment systems developed completely in-house. It's unexpected. But it could be a smart move for Tesla to broaden its appeal."
"CarPlay will reportedly assume a window with the wider Tesla interface, rather than taking up the whole screen like it does in other cars. Photo by: BMW What would it look like? According to the report, CarPlay would occupy a window within the wider Tesla user interface. So, it sounds like drivers would be able to interact with other Tesla features and apps while also running CarPlay at the same time."
Tesla is testing integration of Apple CarPlay and has discussed launching it publicly in the coming months. A release date has not been finalized and Tesla has previously scrapped features before launch. CarPlay will occupy a window within the wider Tesla interface rather than taking over the whole screen. Drivers can interact with other Tesla features and apps while CarPlay runs, enabling access to phone apps not available natively on Tesla systems, such as Google Maps. Embracing CarPlay would represent an about-face for Tesla's in-house infotainment approach and could broaden appeal amid slowing car sales.
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