Issues with wireless CarPlay when connected to vehicles usb port

Yes this exact thing is happening to my family too. I’m not 100% sure, but I think it started when we upgraded to iOS 17.3. I updated to 17.3.1 last night hoping that would fix it, but it doesn’t. If we plug in our iPhones to charge before connecting to CarPlay, music will play while charging, but if we unplug, then music stops immediately. It’s very annoying.

I uninstalled Waze but that didn’t help.

For the record, this is what I did:

1. Removed Waze from my phone
2. Unpaired the phone and the car (both on my phone, “Forget this car” in CarPlay settings and removed my phone from the car’s infotainment system)
3. Restarted my phone
4. Paired the phone again with the car (wireless CarPlay)

The issue is still happening, when I plug in to charge, the music stops after a few seconds, and cannot be started again.

The issue is also happening on my wife’s phone (although a lot less frequently than on mine) and she never even had Waze installed.

All in all, it doesn’t seem like that the problem is isolated to using Waze.

I have an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 17.3.1

Happening here as well. Automotive Engineering at VW has investigated the issue and has somehow determined the problem to be with users who use Waze. The conclusion was that they couldn't fix the issue as it is an issue with Waze.

Wish I had better info.

BTW, my car is a Seat Ateca 2023 (also VW Group)