@caseyliss Nice post. Another reason, which I might have missed, is that by using CarPlay all of my data is in sync. Apple Maps remembers all my stuff and is useful when I rent a car. Overcast knows my podcasts and what I've listened to, trying to keep track by having Overcast and another app on a car would be a nightmare. Plus privacy issues.

My car is my iPhone's most expensive accessory. The iPhone is not my car's accessory.

@paulc @caseyliss
In #Australia in 2012, people would walk into a Holden Dealership, ask if the car had CarPlay (and/or Android Auto) and then walk straight out.

When the VF Commodore was introduced, CarPlay and Android Auti was removed as a feature in lieu of hard-coded support for Pandora. (Three months later, Pandora cancelled all Australian service).
When the VF2 came out, the didn’t restore CarPlay/Android Auto.