Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Solution is Coming Soon... (seriously) -- by EV Play

[Donald Stanfield]

If you get this working, we could see an end to whining about CarPlay on this forum. I will owe you a beer if this comes to fruition.

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[DeafPug]

I tried going to the web site, but my spam protection blocks it. I use nextdns.io and one of the suggested blocks that I have active is:

Block Newly Registered Domains (NRDs)
Block domains registered less than 30 days ago. Those domains are known to be favored by threat actors to launch malicious campaigns.

whois.com shows emplay.io as registered on Jan 5. I am not making any claims that this is a threat, but just pointing out that you should register DNS domains well before the underlying web site goes live. Brand new domains are filled with scams and malware, so these are blocked by default by the nextdns.io service. I'm sure other malware detection tools look more closely at these NRDs as well.

 

[tate16t]

Looks familiar. I believe there was a similar solution with Tesla. It’s via the browser and there was some latency. Let’s see. Good Luck.

 

[Epzey]

Will it allow me to utilize AAAD so I can use video in motion?

 

[not_a_car_guy]

Are you looking for beta testers?

 

[Jared2]

Happy to “pre-order” and Beta test it for you. I have a Gen 2 Dual Max Performance.

great work!!!

 

[CharonPDX]

That's the plan! ?

Okay, but not the shut up part - we want to know more!

 

[Ohm Boy]

Sounds like a "man in the middle" type device that accepts the Rivian input signals, then either passes them through to the display/UI unchanged or it sends it's own signal (AA or CP) to the display/UI. The great thing is with these type of devices is they are pretty much impervious to being rendered useless by the manufacturer because they don't do anything to the original input signal.

Back in the day, when hacking DTV and Dish was popular, devices like this existed which worked right up till the day they stopped using physical access cards for service... not that I knew anything about that!

If it were a “woman in the middle” device it would likely work the first time even when the “man in the middle” device takes all the credit.

 

[McLovin]

If you get this working, we could see an end to whining about CarPlay on this forum. I will owe you a beer if this comes to fruition.

That would result in at least 90% fewer posts per day. I mean…some people here don’t even own a Rivian and will still create an account so they can bitch about the absence of CarPlay…

 

[Zoidz]

There is no automatic switch from Rivian UI to EV Play UI at launch.

The rest I'm going to refrain from answering at this point as it does touch on a few of the integration details I'd prefer to release at launch.

Sounds like a "man in the middle" type device that accepts the Rivian input signals, then either passes them through to the display/UI unchanged or it sends it's own signal (AA or CP) to the display/UI. The great thing is with these type of devices is they are pretty much impervious to being rendered useless by the manufacturer because they don't do anything to the original input signal.

Back in the day, when hacking DTV and Dish was popular, devices like this existed which worked right up till the day they stopped using physical access cards for service... not that I knew anything about that!

I agree. From the "wireless switch" and other comments, it sounds like a digital hardware A/B switch for the video display and touchpad signals.

 

[Ohm Boy]

That would result in at least 90% fewer posts per day. I mean…some people here don’t even own a Rivian and will still create an account so they can bitch about the absence of CarPlay…

Back when I was a young’un, we didn’t have any access to CarPlay, and uphill both ways!! I remember my paw used to say that all he really wanted was a pony.

 

[Ohm Boy]

Irrespective of my personal level of interest in the product, the innovative character of it is really cool. I do wonder about the warranty implications even with whatever laws are out there in various states about making changes to vehicles. If I we’re Rivian I’d be giving you a phone call to express interest in the success of this. So bravo Alex!!

 

[mkennedy1996]

Tesla Smartphone Mirroring Kit for iPhone and Android [Easy DIY Installation Video] Youtube Netflix

I have a smilar product for my Tesla Model X. This video shows how it is installed. This may be a similar install. I love the one for my X.

 

[Whale Blubber]

I was expecting a third party solution to materialize to fill this gap with Rivian (as it did for Tesla) sooner or later, and wishing you the best of luck in getting it finalized and to market.

 

[savethemanual]

Congrats on your work...it was only a matter of time. I hope you get compensated well for your investment into this project!

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