Apple CarPlay should copy Android Auto’s push for more car control, right now

Drivers with Android phones are beginning to see Android Auto 14 roll out, but the real story is what Google has been experimenting with behind the scenes. In a recent APK teardown by Android Authority, we learned that Google is working on climate control support — meaning that in a future version of the software, users should be able to adjust things like air conditioning, window defrosting, and even heating their seats from the same place they’d normally control Spotify and Google Maps. The company is separately said to be working on a Car Media app, saving you the trouble of having to switch to your car’s native UI just to tune in FM radio.