Honey why is the car advertising condoms and lube?
.....my brother drove the car the other day, it was his personalized ads!
Doesn't he live in Bhutan?
......maaaaaaybe......
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General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition
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.....my brother drove the car the other day, it was his personalized ads!
Doesn't he live in Bhutan?
......maaaaaaybe......
This is making me question my Blazer EV reservation. I've wanted an EV for a while. I've considered a Tesla, but the lack of CarPlay and local service centres discouraged me from them, even though they have the best charging network.
With GM doing this, I may have to look at the Mustang Mach-E again, or even the Ioniq5.
With GM doing this, I may have to look at the Mustang Mach-E again, or even the Ioniq5.
Those that LOVE the Cadillac's will still continue to purchase those. But yes, they will be back in about 2 years. I have never bought a GM and my lease is up in December. I will not be looking at them for sure.
Shots fired! One of the barriers in the iPhone's development was Verizon's unwillingness to become a "dumb pipe" and simply sell phone plans to customers, and allow Apple to sell their own hardware and software. AT&T let Apple sell their own hardware and software, and so AT&T became the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the U.S. for the first 3½ years (2007-2011).
According to this article, General Motors wants their customers to enjoy their exclusive hardware and software "experience", and let Apple be the "dumb pipe" for once! 🤣
According to this article, General Motors wants their customers to enjoy their exclusive hardware and software "experience", and let Apple be the "dumb pipe" for once! 🤣
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We could be reusing the current gas/diesel infrastructure for bio fuels and hydrogen (for hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen ICE)...
*Could* be..
ICE itself isn't *evil*, emissions from otherwise sequestered carbon from fossil fuels is the primary concern. Bio Fuel ICE and Hydrogen ICE /Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered tech would allow the reuse of a lot of existing infrastructure...
sigh.
So we’ll force Apple to use USB-C and want to break the App Store, but this is fine 😅
EV’s are not the best way forward, but they are trendy. Wait for the mines and battery disposal galore
This will be a decision that might end up in college textbooks someday. Only completely out of touch executives would make such a short-sighted, idiotic decision. I didn't read the full article so maybe there's a redeeming component here but it sounds to me like some folks just signed up to get severance checks in a couple of years.
Says the dude with a palm os avatar.
I go by what car manufacturers have provided in the past. They don't do a good job with their UI and they do not update them - certainly not OTA. I'm not going to buy a Google car, that much is certain.
Trouble is, I don't trust General Motors to build the hardware/software experience for automotive infotainment. Scratch GM off the list of potential car buys in the future.
I would say this will stop me from buying another GM, but the truth is I decided that some time ago when it took almost ten years for the local dealer to figure out what had been wrong with my car since I purchased it.
I liked the two Hyundais I've had since quite a bit. Maybe not quite so much, but there's been so much less stress.
I liked the two Hyundais I've had since quite a bit. Maybe not quite so much, but there's been so much less stress.
Never fear! Your government is here to save you. And by you I mean major business. YOU you get to indirectly pay for it.
Carplay is very useful. I wouldn’t buy any car if it didn’t have it.
Disappointing isn't it?
To your points there..
1. Seat heat subs are already a thing (diff than "comfy", I get that)
2. Agree
3. Wait until there's no Aux input and they lock Bluetooth behind a sub
This trend is awful and it's just getting started
We must fight it now, or it will bite all users preferences eventually
Agreed. My post was mainly trying to say that you don't necessarily NEED CarPlay although it's a nice standard. If you can create a decent UI then it's fine, but if it's going back to the days of 2010 where it was VERY obvious phones were outclassing any infotainment system, then they will fail. They need to hire some top talent though if they want to compete with better companies.
I’m not sure a better solution matters if it’s subscription vs using the phone you already have.
Dumb Dumb Dumb. Reminds me of CVS and ApplePay.
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How is this any different from Apple app store argument?
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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