Why is this a new article? This was reported months ago that they were dropping CarPlay and AA from their EV lineup and keeping it in their ICE vehicles. I guess the new info is their bonehead reason. They are only doing it to charge people subscription fees and that can't be done through CarPlay or AA.
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GM Says It's Nixing CarPlay to Make Drivers Safer
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Actually?? Maybe you’re right! If the interface works so well in every other vehicle, what makes it so unsafe in GM’s cars?? And then to basically blame it on Apple (and Google? Which is weird..)?
I’d like to note that I’ve almost always had GM cars on my nearly 5 decades on this planet. I was in a car accident where someone hit me and their safety features are amazing. I’m alive. Bought another GM after that, and now? Won’t be buying another.
Yeah but even when it's weird, it's better than whatever Windows CE-era UI the car manufacturer included.
"like bad connections, slow response times, compatibility issues, and connectivity problems, leading drivers to be distracted from the road with smartphone troubleshooting."
Total BS, and love that they have no testing to prove this. And they think users won't have issues with their crap system that they are going to force on users? Or are they going to ban any type of phone connection. Before CarPlay and AA, users plugged in their iPod or iPhone and the headunit controlled the music on the devices. Are they going to block that too since they think it is so unsafe with their reasons?
GM cars are garbage anyway.
Total BS, and love that they have no testing to prove this. And they think users won't have issues with their crap system that they are going to force on users? Or are they going to ban any type of phone connection. Before CarPlay and AA, users plugged in their iPod or iPhone and the headunit controlled the music on the devices. Are they going to block that too since they think it is so unsafe with their reasons?
GM cars are garbage anyway.
Dunno. A friend uses CarPlay in his BMW and one thing that annoys us is that it frequently and randomly interrupts the satnav with whatever was played last on Apple Music. Not playing any music but just switching from the BMW's internal navigation to a picture of the last track played. That gets old very quickly.
I’ve got a small USB drive connected to my Impala with a bunch of meticulously curated metadata’d music. I’ve made sure they’re all .mp3’s and have a good folder structure. If I change or add something, sometimes it takes weeks until it’s actually recognized and I can play that music. Their system sucks. Now they’re betting the farm on everyone just using Sirius or Spotify, and I don’t use either. Sooo, yeah.
They don't care about safety; they want the subscriptions. Need another reason to avoid an electric car? That's one.
After seeing one of the new Buicks on the road, my wife and I had added them to the list as considerations for our next vehicle.
It may sound silly to some, but this news just scratched them off that list.
To me, how we interact with technology is just as important as the capabilities of that technology itself.
It may sound silly to some, but this news just scratched them off that list.
To me, how we interact with technology is just as important as the capabilities of that technology itself.
Just wait until they start charging for being able to use Maps and then the whole industry takes notice.
GM is definitely not struggling. Look at the latest quarterly earnings. I, like many here, don’t like hearing that GM is dumping car play, but it would not be the factor that determines a sale or not. iPhones will still work with Bluetooth, so streaming music will still work for me. 99% of the time I don’t use navigation apps.
Considering anything GM is on the lowest possible list for my car purchase interest, fine. If others (that I actually care about) do this, then I may have cause for concern.
However as it reads, this is a play to provide more of a cash grab for them, and is one reason why I still enjoy driving older cars with ICE under the hood. I can (and have done) do engine rebuilds, sadly I haven't mastered home brewing a Lithium battery.
However as it reads, this is a play to provide more of a cash grab for them, and is one reason why I still enjoy driving older cars with ICE under the hood. I can (and have done) do engine rebuilds, sadly I haven't mastered home brewing a Lithium battery.
I’m the opposite — it took me decades to consider GM; but the Corvette and Lyric caught my attention and my positive experience with CarPlay in GM rentals made both cars bonafide options for my next vehicle. However, my interest completely faded with the CarPlay phase out announcement and plans to embed Google in their vehicles. Sigh.
This is why Wireless CarPlay is so great. I'd never use CarPlay except for road trips if I had to plug in. I have aftermarket units in both my cars that do Wireless CarPlay so I have it open 100% of the time I'm driving and I love it.
Then they should do a recall on all their cars with CarPlay and update the system or replace the infotainment with something safe. Don’t just leave those cars on the road.
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I can never forgive them once I learned of what the major MFGs did to Tucker, and I believe we should not have bailed out GM and Chrysler as they still make ****.
That would get ripped out of your dash in about 5 minutes parked on the street here in Vancouver lmao.