To pull back the curtain, while a lot of the things I cover for Pocket-lint involve personal experience, they're not necessarily for things I'm actively engaged with. For the move we're on, we've chosen to drive instead of fly, which has made CarPlay and Google Maps mission-critical. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Brand Apple SoC A19 ProThe Google Maps settings I depend onMake or break your tripCredit: GoogleI'm going to start with Google Maps, simply because of one section under the Profile -> Settings -> Navigation menu (on your iPhone): Route Options. Starting by heading over to Settings -> CarPlay -> [car model] -> Apps in iOS, then tapping the red circle icons next to any apps you don't plan to use. As for widgets (under Settings -> CarPlay -> [car model] -> Widgets), I don't find these particularly useful.