What is the difference between Apple's car navigation "CarPlay" and Google's car navigation "Android Auto"?

ByMroach

In 2014, Apple at the Geneva Motor ShowFormal announcement of iOS car navigation new function "CarPlay". Next, in 2015, GoogleOfficially released "Android Auto" which is a car version of AndroidDid. Even in car navigation systems where the two companies competing with the smart phone will fight next time, various differences are known at once.

CarPlay vs Android Auto: Different approaches, same goal | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/carplay-vs-android-auto-different-approaches-same-goal/

Ars TechnicaAndroid Auto in July 2015,CarPlay in January 2016I am trying and saying "I am heading toward the same goal with a different approach", but first of all, considerable differences are recognized in terms of appearance. The home screen is completely different, and CarPlay is close to the home screen of the iOS terminal where icons of installed applications line up. Originally developed under the name of "iOS in the car", its display has been basically changed simply for smart phones and tablets after it has been expanded 4 times.


On the other hand, Android Auto displays the weather and the required time to the destination like a widget, and icons similar to Android are lined up at the bottom of the screen, but in addition to the name the part that is taking over from Android It is not so much.


An important navigation screen as a car navigation system. CarPlay looks something like this.


And Android Auto. It looks different because the map used is different, but this is the same level as the difference of the current car navigation maker. The contents of the information being shown are similar.


There are some differences in operability. Zoom buttons, cursor buttons, etc. are displayed on the map of CarPlay.


Android Auto seems to be housed in a hamburger icon, there are no buttons on the map. Sometimes this is possible because you can pinch in and pinch out the zoom operation. That is, the map of CarPlay does not correspond to the pinching operation.


One of the functions required of a car navigation system, even a music player has a big difference. "Apple Music" of CarPlay can refer to the music file saved locally and can play it. You can search for songs from anything, such as song title, artist name, album, playlist.


On the other hand, Android Auto's "Google Play Music" can only play using the cue list or playlist, and can not operate the search of the songs in the collection by oneself.


Both are compatible with the telephone. The big difference is that CarPlay has tabs such as "favorites", "outgoing / incoming history" etc. at the top of the screen ... ...


Android Auto stores menus in hamburger icons.


Expanding the menu, you can do voice mail, phone number entry, history display, etc. with this feeling.


Apple and Google will start a battle in the automobile industry ... ... but Steve Zadesky who overseeed the development of electric vehicles at Apple on January 23, although not related to the car OS and car navigation system, For some reason it is clear that we will leave the company, perhaps, there may be some other movements.

Apple's top development of electric vehicles leaves the office - WSJ
http://jp.wsj.com/articles/SB10152201462225363779004581495263094342934

Apple's EV development supervisor to leave - Affiliates - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/123-O1EDDI6K512X01.html