The Apple Page: CarPlay

Link here.

This almost knocked me off my poolside chair:

• Apple engineering manager Emily Schubert said 98% of new cars in the U.S. come with CarPlay installed. 
• She delivered a shocking stat: 79% of U.S. buyers would only buy a car if it supported CarPlay.

 Think what else these two stats are telling you. 

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And Yes, "We" Have Tickets

Link here.

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Car Play

With regard to the article above, my not-ready-for-prime-time thoughts:

I still have trouble believing those statistics -- but even if its "slightly" true, how did I miss it? 

I've rented several times in the past two years for cross country trips and all rentals, of course, are new cars and I've never seen "Car Play" but then, of course, I didn't ask. But they all had access to Sirius XM which, I believe, requires either Car Play or an android equivalent to access. I could be wrong. 

From this article (https://www.autotrader.com/car-shopping/apple-carplay-vehicles-list) the key phrase is "Car Play is offered as Standard or Optional."

From that article:

Almost every major automaker now includes Apple CarPlay as standard or optional equipment. In many pre-2021 cars, it requires a wired connection. But in a growing number of 2021 and later cars, the connection is wireless. 

Android users aren’t out of luck. The Android Auto system is easier to find every year. Many new cars offer both connections. 

But it is noteworthy that this article is fairly recent, and it suggests that the Android Auto system is a distant second but working to catch up. 

But if your statistics are correct, 79% want Car Play in their next car ... 

By the way: great naming by Apple: Car Play vs Android Auto system. 

On a personal note, I mentioned the Car Play statistics to our older daughter last night. She said she has Car Play in her fairly recent vintage VW Turbo Beetle and her first task when getting into the car each morning is to connect to Car Play. She will give her Beetle to our sixteen-year-old granddaughter who tests for her driver's license in August. Our daughter, in turn, is looking to buy a new Toyota Tundra and it will have Car Play.

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Apple Earnings 

Apple reports earnings this next week and at least some folks are predicting a horrible quarter for Apple based on comments made by ATT and Verizon in their earnings calls this past week. My hunch: Apple could pull back significantly, regarless. It generally does after earnings are announced even in good quarters. 

Buy on the rumor. sell on the news. This past week, AAPL rose. 

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Win, Win

If after earnings are released:

• AAPL plunges: buying opportunity;
• AAPL soars: feel relieved or feel happy