public final class Car

The static entry point for Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto support. Register your CarApplication once (typically from your app’s init()), observe connection state, and let the framework drive the rest:

Car.setApplication(new MyCarApplication());
Car.addConnectionListener(new CarConnectionListener() {
    public void carConnected(CarContext ctx)   { startLocationStream(); }
    public void carDisconnected()              { stopLocationStream(); }
});

How it maps to the platforms

CarPlay and Android Auto are template-based: they do not render Codename One Forms, only the fixed CarTemplate catalog (list / grid / pane / message / navigation / now-playing). When a head unit connects, the platform port hands the framework a com.codename1.car.spi.CarBridge, the framework asks your CarApplication for a root CarScreen, and renders that screen’s template onto the head unit. On the simulator and unsupported ports there is no bridge, so the API is an inert no-op and isCarConnected() returns false.

Zero cost when unused

Merely referencing this class makes the build inject the native plumbing (CarPlay scene + entitlement on iOS, the androidx.car.app dependency + CarAppService on Android). Apps that never touch com.codename1.car get none of it.