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

  • @[email protected]
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    3711 months ago

    This is going to cripple them in the market. Removing features does nothing to make a vehicle more attractive to the average idiot. Maybe GM thinks they can get away with it because the demand for cars exceeds the supply right now, I don’t know.

    • @[email protected]
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      2111 months ago

      They are going back to the days of a $100 proprietary hdmi cable and annual maps subscription with ads for your own safety

    • @[email protected]
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      911 months ago

      They see how much money Google and Apple are making selling your data and want a bigger cut so they need to make it so they’re the only source of data extraction then your data is more valuable.

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      611 months ago

      As they mention in the article, tesla and rivian are doing quite well and both have opted not to integrate with phone mirroring options. So it’s a gamble, but they may think they can get away with it. Like you say, the high demand may be giving them the confidence to try.

      • @[email protected]
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        811 months ago

        Tesla and Rivian are both newer electric-only manufacturers, though (unless there’s something I don’t know about Rivian). Their market is quite different from stodgy old GM’s.

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          211 months ago

          And their software integrated into their cars is much better and receives OTAs (as a Rivian owner). However also as a Rivian owner: I’d prefer car play/AA.

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      511 months ago

      They’re probably still marketing to boomers, maybe an ok play in the short term, but that target audience is probably not going to prop them up forever