<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CarPlay oddities]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Tried a generated scenic route using CarPlay in my Porsche. Overall the new app experience was excellent; the route was excellent; and the new “controller” interface for those who can mount their phone separately from the car screen is also useful.</p>
<p dir="auto">A few odd things:</p>
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<p dir="auto">bigger than expected difference between beta routeplanner’s duration estimate (1h29) and the estimate I got when I started navigating (2h15 inc 18 min traffic, ie 1h57).  What causes such a big divergence? (Actual duration when driven: about 2h 10 with little traffic).</p>
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<p dir="auto">mid journey the duration suddenly leapt to over 4h, including 2h of traffic.  This was completely phantom - there was no 2h traffic jam</p>
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<p dir="auto">when I pulled over to look I saw that it had also invented a series of seasonal road closures which don’t exist as far as I know (this is southern England between Hungerford and Inklen, not the alps). Bizarrely, it had allocated 11 minutes delay to each point. (this still didn’t add up to 2 hours jam either).  As I drove the route these disappeared again, and there was a course also no closure or delay - eventually the estimate returned to normal.<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1793949921848-img_2241.png" alt="IMG_2241.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" width="1320" height="2868" /></p>
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<p dir="auto">I tried to check for enabling seasonal closures on the planning website, but can’t find how to turn that on in the beta - . it’s not in “Routing Settings“ where I would expect it. There is also no mention of “season“ when I search the beta manual.</p>
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<p dir="auto">at one point the whole of CarPlay stopped working (disappeared from the car altogether) require a complete reconnection of the phone.. This was all of CarPlay, not just the app, so I suspect it was a Porsche bug.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I see to remember there was a facility to take photos with the app so they are added at the place you are on the map. However, I can’t work out where the user interface control to do this is.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Overall and excellent route, but still some quirks that make things difficult, especially if you set out for an appointment and are keeping an eye on duration!</p>
<p dir="auto">This was the route (the new route image download feature is GREAT!)<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1793951497562-scenic-route-to-army-hq-2026-11-06.jpg" alt="scenic-route-to-army-hq-2026-11-06.jpg" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" width="800" height="450" /></p>
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