Hi Guys,
I am keeping a very close eye on AA/AC upgrade as well. I have a 2018 NX300h F sport. My local centre is Lexus Leeds, and they are not aware of it either, I even asked them of potential test runs - beta testers, and they are not aware (like some blogs suggest).
Last week, I spoke to UK Lexus customer support. They are not saying "No, it is not coming" but said keep an eye our blog posts and social media. In fact, the guy on the phone shared a story that they removed some features from Toyota Aygo (yes I know 😀) to offer customer Apple CarPlay.
So something is definitely in the spin. On a flip side, Lexus Spain is the first one in Europe to declare AC/AA upgrade, with a complete statement, so customers are not in limbo (like us, UK folks).
Even though the steering is on the other side (Spain), I believe it is the same hardware as ours, so fingers crossed.
Lexus UK should at least do the same!!
Text from their website (Google Translated),..
Original URL: Lexus Spain — España
VEHICLES COMPATIBLE WITH APPLE CAR PLAY ™ AND ANDROID AUTO ™
The models compatible with the installation of Apple CarPlay ™ and Android Auto ™ in your Lexus Authorized Center are:
- UX (version MY19 and MY20) produced from March 2019
- NX (version MY18, MY19 and MY20) produced from September 2017
- ES (version MY19 and MY20) produced from October 2018
All other Lexus models are not compatible with the installation of Apple CarPlay ™ and Android Auto ™.
STARTING DATES OF THE INSTALLATION CAMPAIGN
The installation campaign in your Lexus Authorized Center of the new software on compatible vehicles will begin in December 2019 for vehicles WITHOUT Navigator, and in April 2020 for vehicles WITH Navigator.
If your vehicle is compatible, we will perform the update for free on your next maintenance at your nearest Lexus Authorized Center.
Regards,
AQ
