Does Apple CarPlay planner work like Porsche’s?

[arpee]

Does anybody know whether Apple Maps planner works like the one built in the car's PCM?
Does it pre-condition the battery for optimizing charging speed?
I don’t like the interface of the built in navigation system (Google).

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[W1NGE]

Does anybody knows whether Apple CarPlay planner works like Porsche’s?
Does it pre-condition the battery for maximum charging speed?
I don’t like the interface of the built in navigation system.

No it doesn't.

Use the native tools in PCM - NAV, charging planner and DC EVSEs added as a stopover for preconditioning the battery.

These tools are superior IMHO to bolt on CarPlay or Android for this use case.

 

[trycan]

Does anybody knows whether Apple CarPlay planner works like Porsche’s?
Does it pre-condition the battery for maximum charging speed?
I don’t like the interface of the built in navigation system.

It wouldn’t be CarPlay, but instead the mapping app you choose to connect with CarPlay.
I believe Apple Maps is the most capable option for direct car integration. The car can report its state of charge to Apple Maps for display in the app and routing decisions. I don’t believe it can tell the car to precondition though. The next version of CarPlay maybe could do it.

 

[W1NGE]

It wouldn’t be CarPlay, but instead the mapping app you choose to connect with CarPlay.
I believe Apple Maps is the most capable option for direct car integration. The car can report its state of charge to Apple Maps for display in the app and routing decisions. I don’t believe it can tell the car to precondition though. The next version of CarPlay maybe could do it.

It won't precondition the battery.

 

[roger-on-taycan]

It wouldn’t be CarPlay, but instead the mapping app you choose to connect with CarPlay.
I believe Apple Maps is the most capable option for direct car integration. The car can report its state of charge to Apple Maps for display in the app and routing decisions. I don’t believe it can tell the car to precondition though. The next version of CarPlay maybe could do it.

I went to a Porsche event last fall and asked one of the PCNA guys there about this very thing. His impression was that the Porsche engineers regard battery preconditioning as being on the wrong side of the firewall from what systems like CarPlay should be allowed to access.

 

[SewaneeAbides]

And that's why APIs exist. CarPlay doesn't currently have the ability to tell the car to precondition the battery. It also doesn't help that the chargers at Porsche dealerships in the US aren't in the Porsche map so you can't help the car get ready for charging when you roll up there... That said, I frequently charge at the dealership without preconditioning the battery and it's perfectly fine.

 

[Alemany]

And that's why APIs exist. CarPlay doesn't currently have the ability to tell the car to precondition the battery. It also doesn't help that the chargers at Porsche dealerships in the US aren't in the Porsche map so you can't help the car get ready for charging when you roll up there... That said, I frequently charge at the dealership without preconditioning the battery and it's perfectly fine.

What I do is set the car's navigation to where I am going with the charging stops as needed and precondition the battery, and it in the center display on the steering wheel. Then, display the apple Map, or better yet, Waze on car play to watch for cops and speed traps. The key is the Taycan can only do one GPS at a time, so if you do a navigation on Apple Maps or Waze, the car's navigation disconnect and you lose preconditioning. But you can do navigation on the car and have Waze open and will alert you of issues.

 

[trycan]

What I do is set the car's navigation to where I am going with the charging stops as needed and precondition the battery, and it in the center display on the steering wheel. Then, display the apple Map, or better yet, Waze on car play to watch for cops and speed traps. The key is the Taycan can only do one GPS at a time, so if you do a navigation on Apple Maps or Waze, the car's navigation disconnect and you lose preconditioning. But you can do navigation on the car and have Waze open and will alert you of issues.

This ^^^

The only thing I would add is if you want Waze for traffic avoidance during a roadtrip, go ahead and set your planned charge destination using Waze. Once you are 20-30 miles out on your charge destination, switch over to in-car navigation for that same destination. Depends on the current battery temps, but that should give you enough time to reach an acceptable temperature for good L3 DC fast charging.

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