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Toyota BEVs Gain Support for Apple Maps EV Routing

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Toyota has announced that its 2023 and newer battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the United States are adopting Apple Maps EV routing in CarPlay, a feature that will direct Toyota BEV owners to nearby electric vehicle charging facilities.

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The Apple Maps EV Routing option will allow Toyota BEV users to plan travel routes that include stops for charging. Without it, drivers would have had to exit out of ‌CarPlay‌ in order to create a route that included charging stops.

Apple Maps' EV Routing feature uses real-time data from the vehicle to guide drivers to their destinations more efficiently, automatically suggesting charging stops when needed. The system takes into account elevation changes and other driving conditions to decide when a recharge is necessary. If the vehicle's battery level becomes too low, Apple Maps will automatically direct the driver to the nearest compatible charging station.

Toyota says that all BEVs with Toyota Audio Multimedia can enable Apple Maps EV Routing via Apple CarPlay, including the new 2026 Toyota bZ models that just went on sale.

(Thanks, Taguro!)

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lyngo Avatar
lyngo
22 weeks ago
Hey GM, take some notes from your Toyota competition.
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t0rqx
22 weeks ago
Great screen to show some ads on Apple Maps for some more financial gains.
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ugahairydawgs
22 weeks ago

I thought Toyotas didn’t support CarPlay.
That's incorrect. Perhaps you are thinking of GM with their EVs.
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TJFDenver
22 weeks ago

What is the difference between a BEV and an EV?
10k
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PBG4 Dude
22 weeks ago

The choice not to allow the owner to project Apple CarPlay or Android Auto at all on vehicles equipped with Google Built-In is certainly GM’s right, but it can and will impact sales to a degree. Whether it is a large or small degree remains to be seen. Most users can easily replicate their experience by downloading Google equivalent apps from the Play Store directly to their vehicles, so it’s really a matter of end user education and individual adeptness at technology. I have had a couple of customers who were very disappointed that CarPlay projection was not supported at all, but I ultimately was able to educate them on how they weren’t really missing features, but had to create new muscle memory to invoke the Google Assistant and use Google Maps instead of Apple Maps. There are other issues that are more serious that I am experimenting with finding ways around to make it easier to cope with losing Apple CarPlay.
Did you explain to them that after 8 years they’ll have to buy a subscription to continue service? Or whomever they sell the vehicle to will be on the hook for a subscription?
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B4U
22 weeks ago
Take notes, GM!
Your greed knows no bound and still did not give us an actual explanation of why excluding CarPlay!
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