BMW customers have had the unpleasant surprise since the beginning of the year to receive a car without CarPlay or Android Auto, when their vehicle should be equipped with it. This missing function is explained by the shortage of components that affects all industries and especially the automotive industry. No longer able to supply itself with one of the components essential for the proper functioning of CarPlay, BMW has preferred to opt for another component which is not yet compatible with this function.
The good news is that this withdrawal is only temporary, since the hardware is present and only the software is missing. BMW is promising affected customers an over-the-air update that will be delivered by the end of June at the latest that will reactivate Android Auto and CarPlay. If you bought a Munich car recently, you can check if you are affected with the car’s production code: if it contains “6P1”, you will have to wait a few weeks before finding your smartphone projected on the screens of the vehicle.
Faced with shortages of components, the strategies differ according to the manufacturer and the missing component. Some, like BMW and Tesla, prefer to produce and deliver at all costs, even if it means temporarily removing functions that will be installed afterwards. Automotive News Europe who goes up the information also notes that Mercedes-Benz provides vehicles with fewer chips and that they will be installed later in the group’s garages.
BMW’s solution is less troublesome, but it’s not always so simple and the problem affects all manufacturers:
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