RSO check your PM's. I wouldn't post on this site if you have it.

So what was on the site? What are we talking about here?

So what was on the site? What are we talking about here?

We are talking about gullibility.

So what was on the site? What are we talking about here?

Expand all the urls and actually read them.

The expanded url's did look legit. If anyone has the file and can share, let me know. I'd love to check it out.

Expand all the urls and actually read them.

Just having a little fun...

I bet those guys tried that URL all day lol

I bet those guys tried that URL all day lol

I hope google archives this forum post for the people doing searches for a leaked version.

Not those but if you truncate the first you do get somewhere..

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Car-Firmware/

Not those but if you truncate the first you do get somewhere..

 

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/Car-Firmware/

Well that's because you're asking the site to show you its entire firmware database. It's not going to do that.

We are now in the middle of July! C'mon Apple/Pioneer!

"Coming early summer 2014" they wrote. Early is something else...

"Coming early summer 2014" they wrote. Early is something else...

Supposedly "early summer" is still valid until August 6th. 

Supposedly "early summer" is still valid until August 6th.

But was Pioneer referring to meteorological summer or astronomical summer (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/meteorological-versus-astronomical-summer%E2%80%94what%E2%80%99s-difference)?

It matters, Pioneer!!!

(or, maybe, it doesn't)

But was Pioneer referring to meteorological summer or astronomical summer (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/meteorological-versus-astronomical-summer%E2%80%94what%E2%80%99s-difference)?

It matters, Pioneer!!!

(or, maybe, it doesn't)

I'm taking the Valve approach to this update. It will arrive when it arrives. I prefer for it to arrive "late" and run well, then arrive now and run like shit. 

Mind you, if it takes till 2015 for this mystical update to show up, and then the update is pure garbage, duke nukem style, I'll jump ship to whatever Alpine launches the second I can. 

But was Pioneer referring to meteorological summer or astronomical summer (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/meteorological-versus-astronomical-summer—what’s-difference)?

It matters, Pioneer!!!

(or, maybe, it doesn't)

When a company refers to a season, it is safe to assume they are referring to the astronomical season. It is at least partly a legal thing, to remove ambiguity in contracts and the like. PR tends to get scrubbed by lawyers in the same way.

Doesn't mean they will meet their dates, but it is what it is.

Back on May 15 at Pioneer's big demo event in San Francisco, Pioneer's Ted Cardenas was quoted as saying the CarPlay update would be available "weeks, not months, from now and free of charge." http://www.appradioworld.com/2014/05/breaking-pioneer-demos-apple-carplay-in.html?m=1

That statement may be partly to blame for why many expected that Pioneer would have released the firmware update by now. It's certainly why I keep hitting "refresh" on Pioneer's firmware updates page (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Downloads). Sorry if my constant refreshes have prevented Pioneer from posting the update . . .

I'm going to stick with my initial assumption that Ferrari gets first crack at this. Once they release a car with Carplay the update will follow. 

It's annoying that Pioneer customers have to wait for a firmware upgrade because Apple hasn't blessed their app. There are other issues that need to be corrected. I'd rather have a NEX firmware update and let Carplay come later. 

I'm going to stick with my initial assumption that Ferrari gets first crack at this. Once they release a car with Carplay the update will follow. 

 

It's annoying that Pioneer customers have to wait for a firmware upgrade because Apple hasn't blessed their app. There are other issues that need to be corrected. I'd rather have a NEX firmware update and let Carplay come later. 

No one knows what exactly will come in this next update. Regardless every whisper that has been heard has said that this update has been ready, and that Pioneer in no way planned on being made to wait this long. 

Ahhhhh... The ivory tower in Cupertino...

Back on May 15 at Pioneer's big demo event in San Francisco, Pioneer's Ted Cardenas was quoted as saying the CarPlay update would be available "weeks, not months, from now and free of charge." http://www.appradioworld.com/2014/05/breaking-pioneer-demos-apple-carplay-in.html?m=1

That statement may be partly to blame for why many expected that Pioneer would have released the firmware update by now. It's certainly why I keep hitting "refresh" on Pioneer's firmware updates page (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Downloads). Sorry if my constant refreshes have prevented Pioneer from posting the update . . .

"Weeks not months" doesn't really mean anything and it doesn't even make sense.  They could say it will be available in 6 weeks, but that's the same as about 1.5 months but they didn't SAY 1.5 months.  They can express time however they want.

I say it will be available in microseconds, not decades.  Hopefully 2.628×10^12 microseconds, not 0.008328 decades.

I'm going to stick with my initial assumption that Ferrari gets first crack at this. Once they release a car with Carplay the update will follow.

Yeah thats it, take a car company that not only wont sell to just anyone, but will only sell to people they approve and that have enough money to buy an island. I mean, its not like Apple and Pioneer are catering to the masses here or anything. Please........What Ferrari gets and when has absolutly no baring on this.

Yeah thats it, take a car company that not only wont sell to just anyone, but will only sell to people they approve and that have enough money to buy an island. I mean, its not like Apple and Pioneer are catering to the masses here or anything. Please........What Ferrari gets and when has absolutly no baring on this.

Especially considering Apple's number one interest is pleasing as many of its customers as possible. Not appeasing the egos of the 0.000001% that be able to buy a brand new Ferrari by making sure they get this feature first. 

I am not saying that Apple wants to appease Ferrari, but when one of Apple's Senior Vice Presidents also sits on the board of Ferrari there may be some influence. 

Not sure if this was posted yet, but here's another look.

What I am not pleased about and maybe this is an early iteration of Carplay is that there is no Album Artwork visible when music was playing. 

I am not saying that Apple wants to appease Ferrari, but when one of Apple's Senior Vice Presidents also sits on the board of Ferrari there may be some influence. 

 

Not sure if this was posted yet, but here's another look.

 

 

What I am not pleased about and maybe this is an early iteration of Carplay is that there is no Album Artwork visible when music was playing. 

the album artwork is the background of the media player