Tuesday, August 8, 2023

 

Will Tesla going to support Apple AirPlay ?



.Despite customer demands, Tesla does not offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its cars.

.Tesla, which has yet to adopt support for Apple CarPlay, is finally preparing to integrate Apple AirPlay into the car's software.

.Tesla has been doing its own in-car content, bucking the trend of adopting mobile phone projection systems like CarPlay or Android Auto, all the while selling millions of EVs.

.While Tesla Cars support web browsing during driving, there is little reason that Apple CarPlay is needed. Many expanded user cases can be implemented with web browser Applications.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

New Tesla Model 3 User Review

Tesla Model 3 Standard Range with Autopilot

. HOW MUCH I PAID:

Tesla Motor Vehicle Purchase Agreement
Description Total in USD Model 3 $35,000.00
Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive -
Rear-Wheel Drive -
All Black Interior -
Solid Black -
18’’ Aero Wheels -
Autopilot $3,000.00
Standard Interior -
Supercharger Network Access + Pay-as-you-go -
Subtotal $38,000.00
Destination Fee $1,125.00
Documentation Fee $75.00
Transportation Fee (if applicable) $0.00
Order Modification Fee (if applicable) $0.00
Total $39,200.00

. Real World Average Range
1. Display on Car: 100% Battery == 240 miles
2. My Range 60% highway: ~ 238 miles (100% -> 0%)

.Charging Average 350 miles per Week
1. At Home: Generic EV Level 2 charger 16A/240V .
2. At Work: Tesla Mobile Charger Set to 30A/240V .
3. Tesla Supercharger: Tested working..

Referral Link
https://www.tesla.com/referral/FEI83158

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Apple Carplay Technical Secret

Apple Carplay Technical Secret

There are very limited information about how apple carplay works. And why that the aftermarket car receiver cost that a lot of money by supporting the iphone carplay function. Is there any advanced chips inside that receiver which adjust the price tag? To discover the truth, I have invest $700 for a Pioneer unit from BestBuy, a used iPhone 6 that costs $500 dollars from Ebay. -That is how much you must spend minimum to be able to play with the carplay.

If you are reading this line, then you are the luck reader to know the secrete. Please do not tell anyone where did you find it, just keep it to yourself! -- This is a test of "how long you can keep a secrete". If you do not think you can do it, close this page IMMEDIATELY NOW.

To see the detailed USB traffic information during an iphone carplay initialization, I used an USB protocol analyser (Teledyne LeCory Advisor T3). Then I connect the port A of the analyzer to the iphone, and the port B of the analyzer to the Pioneer receiver. Here is what happened :

1. As soon as I plug the iphone on port A, the Pioneer is in host mode and enumerates the iphone and pulled the information from the iphone.

2. Then after 0.5 second, the Pioneer sends a USB packet to iphone to tell it to switch into carplay mode. Then the Pioneer itself stops sending information and switches to USB device mode.

3. When iphone received the carplay request, the iphone switches into host mode and enumerates the Pioneer.

4. The iphone pulls information from the Pioneer. If there is a carplay authentication chip in the Pioneer, the iphone start the carplay mode and sends the display screen to the Pioneer.

5. Conclusion:

In carplay, the car receiver only acts as display and touch pad of the iphone. All real functions are performed by iphone App.

Apple takes the full control of what you can do in carplay. Not the car company anymore.

All carplay should looks the same regardless the cars.