Kiddo finally got back from vacation, over 1400 miles, and didn’t have one pop up! I looked at the service ticket and it says they replaced SOP telematics box. It connects very well, Apple CarPlay is very quick. FWIW, it has the same software version before and after replacing SOP.
My Sandblast was built in June and it’s insanely fast on connecting to Apple CarPlay, and so far has been bullet proof. The software version in this is totally different than our Grand Wagoneer. I would say it’s faster than Land Rover and Chevy on connecting. Maybe the newer trucks have better hardware.