Drivers warned of "dangerous and unusable" Apple CarPlay navigation bug

[iMore.com]

A new report says CarPlay users are suffering major issues with turn-by-turn navigation.

Drivers warned of "dangerous and unusable" Apple CarPlay navigation bug : Read more

 

[Annie_M]

I drive a Subaru and have never experienced any of these issues, but it's good to be aware that they exist.

 

[gian posatiere]

I have a friend that has this issue for a couple years thru multiple different iPhones on multiple different cars. That tells us it's most likely another app on your phone causing the problem.

 

[valkraider]

Not the best article.

“Drivers warned of”

What does that mean? It all seems anecdotal at best.

What is the warning? We have never experienced anything like this with our family, multiple phones, multiple vehicles, multiple manufacturers, wireless and wired. So your warning is just as anecdotal as my rebuttal.

“The bug is simple”

Is it? Did you find the details, or the root cause? Did you send the “simple” details to Apple?

Is iMore just quoting other sites now?

Usually when connected to CarPlay the phone and the car share GPS information - so it’s likely the bug is with the infotainment system since disconnecting the phone corrects it.

I am wondering if all of the listed vehicles on the 9to5mac article share similar underlying code for that part of the infotainment…

I don’t think they all use the same OS, but it’s possible that there is a common infotainment or GPS code base or library in use there.

 

[FFR]

Still safer than google maps and android

 

[EdwinG]

It happened on my car, and I found that it comes from the car’s GPS antenna.

How?
I switched to the built in satnav, and it showed me driving east-west instead of north-south.

 

[Just_Me_D]

I haven’t noticed anything out of the ordinary with CarPlay, but I’ll be sure to try to replicate the issue, if possible.

 

[Lee_Bo]

No issues with our Honda’s since we’ve had them (several years).

And I just returned from a trip out went in a ‘22 Nissan Armada with no issues using Google Maps.

Is there any info on what device/iOS version is being used in these vehicles? I don’t think this is a CarPlay issue as much as an individual car/device/OS combination.

 

[EdwinG]

No issues with our Honda’s since we’ve had them (several years).

And I just returned from a trip out went in a ‘22 Nissan Armada with no issues using Google Maps.

Is there any info on what device/iOS version is being used in these vehicles? I don’t think this is a CarPlay issue as much as an individual car/device/OS combination.

In my case, it’s iOS 14-16 on iPhone 11 Pro in a Volkswagen Jetta.

I have not seen it occur on iOS 17 yet.

 

[Lee_Bo]

In my case, it’s iOS 14-16 on iPhone 11 Pro in a Volkswagen Jetta.

I have not seen it occur on iOS 17 yet.

Ah, ok.

I didn’t have any issues on iOS 16 on 11PM or 14PM, 2018 and 2019 Honda CRV’s. However, both cars have CarPlay WiFi adapters.

 

[EdwinG]

Ah, ok.

I didn’t have any issues on iOS 16 on 11PM or 14PM, 2018 and 2019 Honda CRV’s. However, both cars have CarPlay WiFi adapters.

Yeah… I have native CarPlay in my car.

For it to behave like mine did, it needs to use the car’s GPS receiver. I don’t think that a wireless adapter would do so.

Also, one thing that needs to be correlated is the schedule of the USA testing the GPS system. That can degrade the signal to the point of making it faulty.

 

[Lee_Bo]

Yeah… I have native CarPlay in my car.

For it to behave like mine did, it needs to use the car’s GPS receiver. I don’t think that a wireless adapter would do so.

Also, one thing that needs to be correlated is the schedule of the USA testing the GPS system. That can degrade the signal to the point of making it faulty.

Yeah, we have native in our cars, but hard wired. Still never had those issues. Maybe because we don’t have native GPS receivers?

 

[EdwinG]

Yeah, we have native in our cars, but hard wired. Still never had those issues. Maybe because we don’t have native GPS receivers?

If your car doesn’t have a GPS receiver, it can’t share it with the phone either.

 

[veggiedude]

A new report says CarPlay users are suffering major issues with turn-by-turn navigation.

Drivers warned of "dangerous and unusable" Apple CarPlay navigation bug : Read more

I have been annoyed by this bug for a few weeks, and I recently discovered a work around. If CarPlay is working wirelessly when the problem occurs, plug in the USB cable and the GPS stablizes. If the problem occurs when the USB is plugged in, unplug, and use via wireless, and the GPS stablizes.