For those of us still slave to the half eaten fruit ecosystem... I picked up an interesting unconfirmed detail from a review that stated the car has shipped with components for Wireless Apple CarPlay. Which is cool... I have a wireless CarPlay adapter in my current car and it’s so much more convenient than fumbling with wires.
I have also read conflicting reports that it’ll be enabled OTA either end of the year 2020 or before summer 2021. That’s quite a window...! I sincerely hope I’m not waiting a year for that. Also wonder if they’ll support iOS CarKey eventually.
If you are aiming for wireless CarPlay you should look at someone else of the hundreds of automotive manufacturers that offer CarPlay as the main infotainment base. BMW has done this for over 10 years now. They even banned Android users from their platforms, I watched an interview of the lead designer that said that they think Apple is the future of BMW and had no plans to do anything with Android.... only the last gen of BMWs forced Android in and that with limited functions again.
Polestar is an Android base system. CarPlay will not be enabled before next summer and even then with limited functions. For now, you can connect with Bluetooth and stream calls and music but no casting.
Polestar confirmed on Twitter yesterday that the App (and phone keyless access) will be activated later this year.
With that being said i feel that most people have missed the point with the P2 infotainment system. You do not need a phone other than to forward calls. All the apps everyone is using are native in the car and lots more are coming since Polestar released to the XDA for independent development of apps in August. Thats whats so marvellous about this system. It is fluid, not constricted but the designers weird ideas. You fix it the way YOU want .