GM Says It’s Ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for Your Safety::undefined

  • @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    I’m ditching ever considering them for a vehicle purchase for my own sanity.

    Fucking OEM infotainment systems are bullshit and I will never buy a car ever again that doesn’t support CarPlay and Android Auto.

    • @[email protected]
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      291 year ago

      It doesn’t even really need that.

      All we actually need is a Bluetooth receiver, maybe a FM radio for backup.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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        261 year ago

        I would be 100% fine with that. If I want my car to have a screen, I’ll stick my phone to the dashboard somewhere.

        My current car has a regular double DIN head unit in it, which I can take out and replace at will (or just replace with a big 3D printed pocket for all I care). I am dreading ever having to purchase a newer car, because I know it’s going to be wall-to-wall integrated proprietary electronic bullshit blaring in my face and nagging for subscriptions all the time and it’ll be impossible to disable or remove.

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          71 year ago

          I have a car with the bullshit.

          The built-in Bluetooth is laggy, and this on what was a high end car at the time.

          Glad I got it for less than half of new price.

          • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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            81 year ago

            People ask me why I have so many motorcycles. Lots of reasons, really.

            But I think I just decided on a new one. All of my motorcycles have no bullshit. A full manual riding experience; one engine, two wheels, the road, you. End of list. Two of them are fancy enough that they include a clock. That’s the full extent of rider distraction features.

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              211 months ago

              Two of them are fancy enough that they include a clock.

              Man after my own heart!

              I have one of those, it’s a nearly 30 year old motorcycle, engineered in the 80’s. Still gets 30mpg all day long. Gets more if I’m easy on the throttle and doing longer trips. But the clock is rarely right (battery is often dead cause I’m lazy).

              My only complaint is bloody carbs. Uggh. Those things are 19th century black magic (and I grew up working on engines with carbs, so I understand, but loathe them). Fuel injection was a game changer for automotive reliability. Fortunately you can buy add-on FI for most car engines, and it just works.

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      1 year ago

      Good choice. We have a 2023 Suburban for work, robot didn’t seal our passenger door correctly, steering wheel misaligned from factory, they installed a broken door panel on the rear passenger second row door, electrical gremlins make the auto mirrors adjust randomly, backup system sees ghosts. Absolute embarrassing they ask $80,000 for this. We got it brand new with zero miles.

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        41 year ago

        I considered the Suburban but ultimately chose the Ford Expedition Max. I’m glad I did, I couldn’t be happier with it. Android Auto is on all the time. No issues whatsoever. Got it new in '21.

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      Tbh I was already no longer considering them. My previous car was GM and got junked before 10 years were up. Now I’m driving a Nissan still going strong (edit: on year 10 right now), haven’t even had any major problem yet (knock on wood). By year 7, the GM had a replacement engine, clutch and starter. And I was living with the fuel gauge not resetting to zero properly when it started so having no idea how much fuel was in the tank until the low fuel light came on.

      This experience has been so much better that it will take a lot to get me to consider an American brand over a Japanese one.

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      11 year ago

      One of many reasons I will never consider a new car. My old one has an aftermarket Android stereo that blows all the OEM ones out of the water, and it needs zero internet access. All I need is Spotify, AntennaPod and Magic Earth.