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GM Says It's Nixing CarPlay to Make Drivers Safer
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I'm excited to see how they spin it later on when they reverse this stupid decision because sales tank when negative reviews come out of whatever crappy OS they come up with.
Well, on the bright side, even if they add CarPlay, Tesla's are still cheap junky cars.
It's also why I don't want to get a Rivian. It's a cool truck, but no CarPlay? Crazy that these advanced tech companies think they can be as good with the software stuff.
"Safer" - lets install a huge screen with no tactile feedback and move all functions of the cabin to it so the driver has to look at said screen to make any change to AC/Heat/Radio/etc.
Yeah, they're doing wonders here. Just say Google is paying you loads to mine more data and you are looking for new ways to nickel and dime your customers.
Will never own a domestic vehicle or a vehicle from any company that doesn't have Apple Car Play standard.
Yeah, they're doing wonders here. Just say Google is paying you loads to mine more data and you are looking for new ways to nickel and dime your customers.
Will never own a domestic vehicle or a vehicle from any company that doesn't have Apple Car Play standard.
A few times a year we should all stop off at a GM dealer and act like we're interested in a car/truck. Then ask about CarPlay. When they say it's not available anymore, you state that no CarPlay is a deal killer and walk out. Eventually that message will get back to GM Corporate.
LMFAO. nice one, once Apple CarPlay Dashboard or whatever is available it will be much safer than the vomit **** stains that are every other OEM's UI in vehicles, everything buried under menus and you can't do certain actions in certain modes. Safety huh? that's ironic coming from a car manufacture.
Probably a lot more to this than 'safety' - but I will suggest that there needs to be proper oversight of automobile control layouts. My modern Mini's structure is absurd and functionally impossible to use in a safe manner while on the road. The screen is down slightly and in the middle; and once my eyes are on it I have nothing but peripheral vision of the road ahead. Should be straight-up illegal to design a car where the fundamental controls require taking your eyes off the road. At least it isn't a touch-screen, so once I (eventually) get the muscle-memory down I'll be able to manage a few basic functions safely. Things get even worse if I try to integrate my iPhone, with screens popping up on the iPhone that make me have to use my concentration to bypass "you are in a car" warning. I won't do that, so I can't properly integrate my phone and simply use it in Bluetooth mode (hand free). I've seen far too many distracted drivers to ever want to be one of them myself. Controls and screens need to be easy to use and in line-of-sight, but there appears to be zero oversight of this.
I can definitely see what they're saying, I have issues with my iPhone at times with CarPlay as well while driving leading me to pick up my iPhone disconnect it and plugging back in, sometimes even powering off and on, and I do feel like I'm risking it especially when I'm on the highway. I'm guessing the statistics are showing that CarPlay is just really bad for drivers. The Built-in system seems like a good idea but your only option is to use Google apps at the moment.
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And GM isn’t going to attract more customers on the basis of NOT having CarPlay.
They’ve made a calculation that they can soak the customers who stay for more without CarPlay and customers like you are expendable.
Using CarPlay for anything that is not controlled why voice is difficult while driving. I'm reasonably sure the same will be true of whatever they come up with to replace it.
I hear you but trust me, if your vehicle was made within the past 5 years (if not even further out) your location data is being tracked, regardless of the manufacturer.
I have relatives that think Teslas are “designed better” because they have fewer (if any) buttons and they simply jammed everything into software and buried it on the tablet interface.
It’s mind blowing to me how few understand that..
good design ≠ “getting rid of, and/or hiding everything”
We just purchased our daughter's first car and this decision pushed us to go with Ford or Toyota without any consideration for anything GM. As well, plans were in the works for a new Z06 vette. Told the dealer that idea was scrapped now. No way I'll be paying $150k for something that does not support CarPlay. Have other dream cars that are more than willing to provide the best for my money.
Never had any of these problems in my Honda. Now driving my wife's Tesla, I get this **** all the time. "Hey let me put on some streaming music-- oh nevermind, that service just crashed. Let me just put in directions to go to where I need to be, oh nevermind the car has no idea how to get there. What time is it? Let me squint at the clock that for some reason is now lost because it's decided to overlay on top of the map. Oh I'm getting a phone call... oh nevermind, the car has decided not to let my microphone work."
No way I am paying $150k or anything close to that number for an American car. I try to buy products that have been made in America whenever I can and I gladly spend the extra to do it, but American cars are rattling pieces of trash anymore. I test drove a new Cadillac not long ago. It was a joke compared to what Cadillac used to put out back in the day. Not to mention the last "American" car I bought had parts on it that were made in Canada and Mexico, so they aren't even close to 100% American anymore. What a sad state of affairs.
When we're in the market for a new car, one of the first things we check is if it has Apple CarPlay. We rely on it because of its easy-to-use and clean interface. We use Apple Maps and music apps a lot on road trips. However, the infotainment system often has a clunky interface, so we never end up using the car's default interface.
Good luck, GM. I will be buying a lot of popcorn and soda to watch this. 🤣
Good luck, GM. I will be buying a lot of popcorn and soda to watch this. 🤣
This! As a web designer, it made me cringe to see the interface with its tasteless choice of font, distracting background, and lack of aesthetic appeal.
Great! Now would they finally get rid of Sirius/XM too?
Reason it might be accurate is all the other iPhone traveling with you…….in front of you and behind you reporting data back to maps to make you aware of slow downs and stoppages
