On February 8, Xiaomi Mi 11 obtained the MIUI 13 22.2.7 development board internal test update, and some users found a function called "CarWith" in the "Connect and Share" setting, which seems to be a car-machine interconnection system built by Xiaomi.
According to reports, users connect mobile phones and cars through CarWith, and can use navigation, music, telephone and other application services in mobile phones on the car's central control screen, similar to Apple's CarPlay and Huawei's HiCar and other functions.
Unfortunately, the feature is still being tested and is not currently available, clicking on "Supported Models" shows "This feature is under development".
Different from the path of traditional car companies, xiaomi, Apple and other technology companies will make intelligent cars as the top priority, so the interconnection with mobile phones has become the most important part to consider.
With the release of the Xiaomi 12 series, Xiaomi also officially launched MIUI 13, of which multi-device distribution collaboration is a highlight of this update, Xiaomi Miaoxiang, MIUI Watch, MIUI Home, MIUI TV and other functions are online, covering three major scenarios of individuals, families and enterprises, and also marks the expansion of MIUI to more devices.
Xiaomi car project began in March last year, it is expected that the first model will be mass production in the first half of 2024, then it will be the first to carry Xiaomi's CarWith car machine interconnection function, CarWith performance compared with Apple CarPlay, at present, it needs to be further verified.