I just finished my first long road trip since installing iOS 17 and I really felt the lack of a StandBy-esque CarPlay mode when you put your phone into a horizontal dashboard mount. I’ve gotten very fond of StandBy in the house, so it seems only right that there would be a similar mode when in the Driving focus mode.
@_Davidsmith android has had this for years too, surprised apple hasn’t done it or even made it so you could use an old iPod touch for it