As with previous Wireless CarPlay dongles, the real test comes after a few uses, and it transpires that the Onecarstereo Smart AI Box is no different.

To be useful, technology must work consistently. This week’s car, Kia’s Seltos S has wired CarPlay which works perfectly. The same can’t be said for the Smart AI Box. it takes a while to boot up each time you start your car, and once the dongle is active, CarPlay requires the pressing a button called Quickplay. I’d assumed it would be automatic after the initial pairing. If it is automatic, neither the instructions, the dongle, or the help page are able to tell users how it is done.

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ABOVE: Kia Seltos, Onecasrstereo Smart AI Box

The Storm

Australian weather has been moody of late, sunny one moment and rainy the next. Late one afternoon, a chain of severe storms lashed the city and anyone unfortunate enough to be caught out in it.

Rain brings out the “crazy” in Australian drivers, and it is made worse in heavy traffic. Thunder and lightning flashed overhead, as the squalls whipped against the little Kia. It was here that things started going wrong.

As turns were due, the Google Map directions vanished from the screen, replaced by, “please connect Bluetooth”. The Smart AI Box was losing wireless connection with the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Pressing the Smart AI Box screen prompts refused to work, and as you are not allowed to touch your phone, unplugging the Smart AI Box was the only option.

After a few minutes the Smart AI Box had restarted, quickplay button pressed, and navigation back on the car’s screen, but needed the directions restarting.

Although the Smart AI Box had worked without issue prior, it had not been used for navigation. Thinking the storm may have been a factor, I emailed support. The replies are extremely long, yet failed to address the issue. I clarified my fault to receive an even wordier reply. It transpires that Onecarstereo is aware that some people have had the same problem, and their support staff were working to fix it.

As of today, an update is unavailable. Onecarstereo said they were eager to make the ownership experience a smooth one. I’m not sure how they intend to make that a reality, without actually fixing the issue.

We’re withholding opinion, but things are not looking good.

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