If you’re hankering for a BMW with either Apple’s CarPlay or Android Auto functionality, you may have to wait a bit.
BMW has begun temporarily shipping cars without these technologies giver the automaker changing its chip suppliers.
The new chips built into many BMWs manufactured this year require updated software to be able to run Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. BMW customers who receive a new car without CarPlay are being asked by dealerships to wait for an over-the-air update that will enable the functionality “by the end of June at the latest.”
It’s unknown how many BMW models are affected, albeit a large number of customers in the U.S., Italy, Spain, the UK, and France have posted online about their new vehicles being delivered without CarPlay. Affected models include the code “6P1” in their specification.
BMW has stated that it is changing chip suppliers to strengthen its supply chain in the long term amid the continued impact of the global chip shortage, which could reduce component shortages in the second half of the year.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and Automotive News Europe