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According to unwritten rules, the information and entertainment systems in the car are terrible, but systems like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have saved many monster drivers designed by car makers. Owners of several BMW vehicles have not been able to access CarPlay recently, which seems to be caused by a power outage in the company's ConnectedDrive system. This is a paid service. Therefore, the owners have paid for BMW's privileges which allow them not to use CarPlay in their luxury vehicles.
In most cars that support CarPlay or Android Auto, you get the software support needed for a certain level of equipment. Then attach your phone and you work, you don't need to worry. BMW is a little different. ConnectedDrive, which was previously sold as an additional feature at the time of sale, has recently turned into a subscription model. He chose to put CarPlay behind the wall of the subscription, which has become a difficult point for his clients.
The pilot began complaining about the CarPlay problem a week ago. The call to BMW's support is in vain and no one can tell the person concerned about what's wrong. Inevitably, technicians call the telephone the cause and not the car. Now, drivers have realized that CarPlay's failure coincides with the ConnectedDrive problem. Without ConnectedDrive, the vehicle cannot validate that the user has a license to use CarPlay and it does not start.
