General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition

[MacRumors]

General Motors (GM) will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles starting this year, shifting to a built-in infotainment system co-developed with Google (via Reuters).

GM owns Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC in the United States. It will stop offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, which goes on sale this summer. The company plans to continue offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its combustion models, which are expected to be phased out by 2035 in favor of electric vehicles. Owners of existing GM cars that currently have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will be able to continue using the systems.

GM has worked on infotainment software with Google since 2019 that tightly integrates with other vehicle systems such as navigation and GM's Super Cruise driver assistant. Future GM infotainment systems will offer applications such as Spotify and Audible, and iPhone users will still be able to listen to music and make phone calls using Bluetooth. EV buyers will also get access to Google Maps and Google Assistant at no extra cost for a period of eight years.

The move is expected to help the automaker gather more data about how consumers drive and accelerate a strategy to incentivize vehicle-related digital subscription services. Notably, GM was not included in Apple's list of automakers that plan to offer the next-generation CarPlay experience.

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[jmh600cbr]

Loooool good luck. Enjoy selling less cars.

 

[Butler Trumpet]

If I ever needed more reason to not buy GM and stick with Honda.... I have it now.

 

[dillacom]

well I guess my next truck will be something else.....

 

[1BadManVan]

That seems like a pretty stupid move

 

[vesalius]

I guess they see tesla making it work and want control back. No thanks from me.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Unless they have a better solution, which I doubt, I can’t see this going well.

 

[ikir]

I would never buy a car without CarPlay it is quite essential for my daily use.

 

[macsplusmacs]

I phased out anything GM Lonnggggggggg ago

 

[jermy4]

CarPlay and android auto is a must have for buyers, they're shooting themselves in the foot here.

 

[macsplusmacs]

They will be back.

Count on it.

 

[jz0309]

Got a Bolt EUV last November and enjoying Apple CarPlay but this development would ensure that my future vehicle will not be a GM, stupid move GM!

 

[canyonblue737]

Good luck. I will never buy a vehicle without CarPlay.

 

[marmiteturkey]

None of these brands mean anything in Europe, and this wont help change that. CarPlay was a non negotiable on my last purchase four years ago, and I wont buy a vehicle without it.

 

[sw1tcher]

General Motors (GM) will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles starting this year, shifting to a built-in infotainment system co-developed with Google...

The move is expected to help the automaker gather more data about how consumers drive and accelerate a strategy to incentivize vehicle-related digital subscription services.

A decision made by the bean counters in an attempt to drive subscription services revenue but this will just end up driving many (though not all) potential customers away.

 

[sorgo †]

The move is expected to help the automaker gather more data about how consumers drive and accelerate a strategy to incentivize vehicle-related digital subscription services.​

Oh this is just nasty…

 

[poorcody]

Have to say lack of CarPlay is dealbreaker for me when car shopping... I hope GM appreciates what they are doing. Shows you how much these companies want to collect data on us.

 

[mrothroc]

help the automaker gather more data about how consumers drive and accelerate a strategy to incentivize vehicle-related digital subscription services

This is why they're doing it. Not because it is a better user experience, but because they will make more money through a) forcing car owners to subscribe to their proprietary services and b) selling data about the users.

No thank you.

 

[macnylonguitar]

Not the smartest move GM, let's exclude the millions upon millions of the Apple iPhone ecosystem. I being one, and many others like me, no Car Play, not buying your car, that simple. All those potential sales immediately crossed off the list. Of course, I have not purchased an American made car ever, and never will until they match the design, engineering, and quality, offered elsewhere.

 

[DHagan4755]

Dumb move.

 

[GMShadow]

This is exactly the kind of decision making I expect from GM under Mary Barra.

 

[sorgo †]

They will be back.

Count on it.

They…as in their bankruptcy?

 

[lazyrighteye]

That seems a weird decision. I understand the executive temptations to roll your own, but why? Doing so could isolate a large chunk of potential customers.

 

[Gengar]

I won't be buying a GM vehicle then...

There is literally no reason to not give BUYERS the choice of using CarPlay or the default infotainment system in their vehicles.

 

[dbendixen]

If I ever needed more reason to not buy GM and stick with Honda.... I have it now.

Or literally almost any other manufacturer over GM. I think they grossly underestimate how many people consider CarPlay an absolute. Not that I ever wanted or considered any GM vehicle.