lol, yeah it is. I did it on my 2021 Corolla. There's just labor involved. ANd yes I installed it myself.
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GM Says It's Nixing CarPlay to Make Drivers Safer
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that’s your reason?! There Musk be a better one! lol
I’m stunned GM thinks anyone would believe this.
Just looked up GMC's brands... Turns out, I was already boycotting GMC my whole life without realizing it.
Only Tesla has gotten away with supporting CarPlay or Android Auto, and even that leniency is running thinner and thinner in recent years. If Tesla doesn't support CarPlay the next time I have to purchase a vehicle, I'll almost certainly pick a different EV.
The point is, the trend is heading in the opposite direction. Even Tesla will have to support CarPlay at some point on some level very soon if they want to stay competitive. Meanwhile, GMC's strategy is taking women and children off lifeboats and boarding them onto the Titanic.
Bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.
Only Tesla has gotten away with supporting CarPlay or Android Auto, and even that leniency is running thinner and thinner in recent years. If Tesla doesn't support CarPlay the next time I have to purchase a vehicle, I'll almost certainly pick a different EV.
The point is, the trend is heading in the opposite direction. Even Tesla will have to support CarPlay at some point on some level very soon if they want to stay competitive. Meanwhile, GMC's strategy is taking women and children off lifeboats and boarding them onto the Titanic.
Bold strategy cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.
Well my next vehicle is a Ranger Raptor. Don't imagine Ford follows GM. If anything, I can see GM reversing course. CarPlay is one of the best features in a car when it comes to convenience features.
GM and Google want all the access to the phones information, it has already been pointed out that car manufacturers gain access to all the information uploaded to the vehicle. This is just another way GM is telling its users that to purchase a GM in the future they must give all their phone access to them.
GM using "think of driver safety!" as a reason for their greedy anti-consumer practices just reminds me of when Apple used "think of the environment!" as the reason for why iPhone chargers are now sold separately from the phone. 🤪
You think these extremely large, super-wealthy corporations could hire someone to come up with better excuses for squeezing more money out of their customers, but I guess they can't be bothered. 🤡
If I ever drive a GM car without Apple Carplay....I guess I will just have to drive the car with my knees so my hands are free to for my phone for navigations, calls, texts, etc...
They're removing Android Auto also, which should worry anyone who'd ever noticed how long an Android device gets updates for. Best thing about either phone mirroring platform is that you aren't stuck with whatever shipped at the time the car was released.
I do operate the same iPhone on two different car‘s CarPlay, and one of them is crashing the same way, repeatedly. Yes, I do blame the car for it, and it is legit.
Google won’t do this any better, but Google pays GM very big money for sure, probably much more than what they pay Apple for being their preferred search engine.
Google won’t do this any better, but Google pays GM very big money for sure, probably much more than what they pay Apple for being their preferred search engine.
You have, no offense, the vehicular equivalent of a refrigerator. Toyota infotainment is generally far behind the rest.
Replacing units like that is not trivial.
I have no doubt GM’a motives are all about revenue rather than safety, but I’m one of those who prefer the vehicle UI to CarPlay for most things.
That said, it should be available as an alternative. I can also see a possible benefit as a vehicle ages, where manufacturers could decide to sunset some of the connectivity services.
That said, it should be available as an alternative. I can also see a possible benefit as a vehicle ages, where manufacturers could decide to sunset some of the connectivity services.
Earlier this year, General Motors (GM) announced plans to phase out Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto in its future electric vehicles, with the company instead relying on an infotainment system co-developed with Google. This has not been a popular decision with iPhone users, and today, GM provided some additional insight into the decision in a discussion with MotorTrend.
According to Tim Babbitt, GM's head of product for infotainment, GM has driver safety in mind. CarPlay and Android Auto can have issues like bad connections, slow response times, compatibility issues, and connectivity problems, leading drivers to be distracted from the road with smartphone troubleshooting.
Babbitt claims that drivers will be less likely to pick up their phones with a built-in system that does not rely on a service like CarPlay, leading to improved safety on the road. GM does not have any data to prove that an infotainment system is less distracting than CarPlay, nor has it done any testing.
Babbitt cited J.D. Power data suggesting issues with CarPlay and Android Auto are common complaints from vehicle owners, with customers often blaming the vehicle manufacturer rather than Apple or Google.
The infotainment system that GM plans to adopt instead of CarPlay will have integrated Google apps, including Google Maps and Google Assistant for voice commands, rather than a third-party navigation system. As MotorTrend points out, eliminating CarPlay will provide GM with more control over driver data, and it will allow GM to offer subscription services and apps that allow for purchases of food, gas, and other sundries.
Back in August, GM said that choosing not to offer CarPlay would give it more information about charge state information to assist with navigation routing and provide a better user experience.
CarPlay will be eliminated in electric vehicles under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands. Combustion vehicles from GM will continue to support CarPlay until they are phased out in favor of an all-electric lineup in 2035.
Article Link: GM Says It's Nixing CarPlay to Make Drivers Safer
We're getting rid of it... because... it's not safe! Yeah, that's the ticket!
Another reason on my list of many why I will never purchase another GM vehicle.
GM forgot they're not only competing with Apple and Google; they're also competing with $15 vent clips.
Proving once again that GM execs are just like us peons, except without logic or reason and a nice healthy dose of privilege/stepped on everyone to climb/slept with anyone to get ahead.
Earlier this year, General Motors (GM) announced plans to phase out Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto in its future electric vehicles, with the company instead relying on an infotainment system co-developed with Google. This has not been a popular decision with iPhone users, and today, GM provided some additional insight into the decision in a discussion with MotorTrend.
According to Tim Babbitt, GM's head of product for infotainment, GM has driver safety in mind. CarPlay and Android Auto can have issues like bad connections, slow response times, compatibility issues, and connectivity problems, leading drivers to be distracted from the road with smartphone troubleshooting.
Babbitt claims that drivers will be less likely to pick up their phones with a built-in system that does not rely on a service like CarPlay, leading to improved safety on the road. GM does not have any data to prove that an infotainment system is less distracting than CarPlay, nor has it done any testing.
Babbitt cited J.D. Power data suggesting issues with CarPlay and Android Auto are common complaints from vehicle owners, with customers often blaming the vehicle manufacturer rather than Apple or Google.
The infotainment system that GM plans to adopt instead of CarPlay will have integrated Google apps, including Google Maps and Google Assistant for voice commands, rather than a third-party navigation system. As MotorTrend points out, eliminating CarPlay will provide GM with more control over driver data, and it will allow GM to offer subscription services and apps that allow for purchases of food, gas, and other sundries.
Back in August, GM said that choosing not to offer CarPlay would give it more information about charge state information to assist with navigation routing and provide a better user experience.
CarPlay will be eliminated in electric vehicles under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands. Combustion vehicles from GM will continue to support CarPlay until they are phased out in favor of an all-electric lineup in 2035.
Article Link: GM Says It's Nixing CarPlay to Make Drivers Safer
For all the issues, CarPlay is still 1000% better than any of the manufacturer curated in-car systems from the past decade or so... Cherry picking complaints with CarPlay while omitting how many complain about the awful built-in systems.. Nice try.. Nice try.
Babbitt let's the truth out in this pile of word salad.. They want our data and want to nickel and dime us to death with subscriptions. They'll likely get reprimanded for deviating from the "safety" script.
GM really wants to nickel and dime it's customers so badly with this subscription bull-butter, that they're willing to alienate customers who want nothing to do with Google having their data...
Except for an old Triumph I regret selling to this day, the best cars I've ever owned have been GM.. But, I won't be buying another one.
Hopefully the aftermarket comes up with a hydrogen ICE or Hydrogen Fuel cell conversion kit for my current car because it may be my last.
Hell, I may buy an old Triumph and convert that to Hydrogen ICE or Fuel Cell.
The future sucks.
That's a Corolla entry level in Toyota's lineup. What do you do when the hvac controls are integrated into the system like vehicles higher up the food chain?
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Actually Tesla support with iPhones is fine. Preferable to CarPlay even. Not joking. The map (with satellite of course) is ahead of CarPlay, and Contacts/Messages/phone works the same.
Ever since Apple Music (and Podcasts coming any day now), the gap between Tesla and CarPlay is small. Unless you have a 3rd party CarPlay app that just rocks your world.
The solution isn't always to replace the whole unit. There are devices you can adapt inline with it. Since brand new cars are sometimes too new. You might need to wait for adapters to catch up. If there's a will there's a way. It's just a matter of want, need, will. It's all mostly labor intense to get it done. And waiting for 3rd party to offer a solution. Least you are some engineer and create one. And fair enough some of the all glass cockpit vehicles will make it tougher. But it can be done eventually. Even Tesla fanboys have work arounds to get carplay on it. So unless you're driving a space ship cockpit it's still within the possibility. There's always someone like me who hates the oem offering and want to upgrade.You have, no offense, the vehicular equivalent of a refrigerator. Toyota infotainment is generally far behind the rest.
Replacing units like that is not trivial.