Last year, Elon Musk tweeted that he would “discuss this and other improvements with Tesla audio engineering” when asked about bringing AirPlay support to Teslas. Now, code found in the Tesla iPhone app shows that Apple’s AirPlay may arrive in Tesla EVs this year.
[I]t appears that the Tesla audio engineering team has began laying the groundwork for Apple’s wireless audio technology. That’s according to @Tesla_iOS_App (via Not A Tesla App) on Twitter, who decompiled the latest version of the Tesla iPhone app to discover any interesting reference:
allowsAirPlayForMediaPlaybackWhile there’s no sign of AirPlay from iPhone to Tesla working just yet, this reference is a very strong indicator that the wifi-based audio streaming method is very much in the works.
Combined with Musk’s positive signaling a year ago, it seems plausible that we could see AirPlay added to Tesla EVs this year.
MacDailyNews Take: Yet another sign of the Musk – Apple detente.
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The Tesla UI is far more elegant looking than Apple’s CarPlay. But having the ability to access/control music and podcasts from Tesla’s touchscreen is lacking at the moment. Reaching out for your phone while driving is dangerous, although I only do it when on autopilot. I hope Tesla will implement an hybrid system where they’ll retain their UI and add CarPlay functionality.
To incorporate CarPlay into Tesla’s UI is great news for Deaf Tesla owners.