No New CarPlay Coming to Taycan (or Macan?) in 2026

[bbmertz]

These articles aren’t encouraging for those of us hoping for a new version of Apple CarPlay to be released on 2025 or 2026 Macan EVs:

https://www.theverge.com/news/635940/porsche-2026-911-taycan-infotainment-pcm-alexa-carplay

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/23/appl...delay-with-removal-of-2024-date-from-website/

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[alxman]

A little bit of a disappointment, I guess. However, the current version is functional enough and has decent integration with the car’s infotainment system. So far, it covers my needs. However, it’s hard not to be greedy!

 

[Paris92]

Really unfortunate...

"Apple's next-generation CarPlay experience is still nowhere to be seen following Porsche's announcement of a major upgrade of its infotainment system for 2026."

"The upcoming 2026 model year Porsche Taycan, 911, Panamera, and Cayenne feature an upgraded version of the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system, making it more responsive, adding Dolby Atmos support, and integrating Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. The new system brings the Porsche App Center, a kind of app store for the vehicle, to all of the new models."

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2025...ear-38985.html

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/03/26...t-gen-carplay/

 

[JonoNZ]

It doesn't necessarily mean that CarPlay 2 is dead. This is just bringing the rest of the line-up, except the 718, up to the Macan Electric infortainment level with MIB3 based on Android Automotive. That is good news, a much bigger base of cars on the new PCM, more apps, etc.

Why they didn't do this when they facelifted the Taycan last year I have no idea.

 

[Petzi]

These articles aren’t encouraging for those of us hoping for a new version of Apple CarPlay to be released on 2025 or 2026 Macan EVs:

https://www.theverge.com/news/635940/porsche-2026-911-taycan-infotainment-pcm-alexa-carplay

https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/23/appl...delay-with-removal-of-2024-date-from-website/

If this is true, who needs carplay ? you will have all the apps directly on the pcm and 10 Years service included.

 

[JonoNZ]

If this is true, who needs carplay ? you will have all the apps directly on the pcm and 10 Years service included.

Which is what we have now in the Macan electric, right?

 

[Petzi]

right. i am tired of all this complaining. where is carplay2? when will it come ? It is not even existing yet but still it is porsches fault we do not have it... for what would we need it? ?

 

[MatC21]

I would not draw much conclusions for the Macan out of this.
The Taycan and other models do run on the Software platform called MIB3. Yesterday’s announcement mentions that this is a simple upgrade to that existing platform with better hardware and app support.

The Macan however runs on a newer platform with Android Automotive as a base. It is developed in parallel and does not necessarily share features with MIB3.

They probably did not want to upgrade Taycan and Co to Android Automotive as this would require fundamental changes which are outside of a regular model year update.

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