"Perhaps one of the most requested features for Tesla vehicles by owners is the addition of Apple CarPlay. It sounds like the company wants to bring the popular UI to its cars, but there are a few bottlenecks preventing it from doing so. The biggest reason why CarPlay has not made its way to Teslas yet might shock you. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Tesla is still working on bringing CarPlay to its vehicles. There are two primary reasons why Tesla has not done it quite yet: App compatibility issues and, most importantly, there are incredibly low adoption rates of iOS 26."
"iOS 26 is Apple's most recent software version, which was released back in September 2025. It introduced a major redesign to the overall operating system, especially its aesthetic, with the rollout of "Liquid Glass." However, despite the many changes and updates, Apple users have not been too keen on the iOS 26 update, and the low adoption rates have been a major sticking point for Tesla as it looks to develop a potential alternative for its in-house UI."
"It was first rumored that Tesla was planning to bring CarPlay out in its cars late last year. Many Apple and iPhone users have wanted the addition, especially to utilize third-party Navigation apps like Waze, which is a popular alternative. Getting apps outside of Tesla's Navigation to work with its Full Self-Driving suite seems to be a potential issue the company will have to work through as well."
Tesla intends to add Apple CarPlay to its vehicles but faces several bottlenecks. App compatibility issues prevent many iOS apps from functioning properly within Tesla's interface. Low adoption rates of iOS 26 have been a major obstacle to development and testing. iOS 26 introduced a broad aesthetic redesign called "Liquid Glass," released in September 2025. Many owners want CarPlay to enable third-party navigation apps such as Waze. Integrating apps outside Tesla's Navigation with the Full Self-Driving suite presents technical and compatibility challenges. Tesla asked Apple to make changes to improve compatibility between its software and Apple Maps.
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