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GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars [Updated]
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Most useless tech our household has is the Nav system that we have in our 2015 Audi. It was outdated when we bought it and has only gotten worse. It's useless.
I'm confident that GM's product will basically become a brick too.
I'm confident that GM's product will basically become a brick too.
They've been losing out on driver data and subscription fees for years (and I'm guessing Sirius radio has also been similarly affected). I am surprised not to see this happen sooner, BUT it doesn't necessarily rule out a GM for me (though I've been a Honda driver for decades). My main question is whether or not they'll do things to restrict functionality if I buy an after market CarPlay system to replace their proprietary spyware?
If it doesn’t hurt their sales enough - Absolutely, 100%. Bookmark it.
Automakers are already dropping out of CarPlay ultra after previously saying they’d support it.
If the largest auto company in the US is successful in pushing back, others will join them.
Seriously, bookmark this.
To be fair, Tesla thinks they're Yellow Cab, so the auto market as a whole is having a bit of an identity crisis...
But yes, I agree, GM is off my shopping list as I'm sure they are for half the smartphone buying public.
It's not exclusive to GM many other manufacturers collect data like driving habits, gps and sell it to data brokers and insurance companies.
Your Car May Be Spying On You. Here’s How to Get It to Stop. - Consumer Reports
Automakers are collecting and sharing data about your driving. Here's how to stop your car from spying on you.
They just wanna sell all your data and force you to pay a subscription.
Will never consider a GM vehicle without CarPlay. How utterly stupid of them. And, yes, as someone mentioned... I'll never accept a GM rental... will ask for a swap or use a different rental company until I get a car with CarPlay.
GM just wants full control of your data in the car, they want to be able to sell that data to ad companies, tracking companies and insurances. They also want to make an extra buck on updates and force you to go to a dealer for any software related work.
Of course, people who don't buy GM won't be taking GM buyer surveys.
Will need to show up in broader market surveys that ask what cars you considered and what cars you didn't, and then why.
I swear by the end of this, I will be paying somebody to convert an old car into an electric.
Just like I want a dumb TV I want a dumb electric car
Just like I want a dumb TV I want a dumb electric car
GM's own app, based on Android Automotive, is actually not bad because it uses the excellent Google Maps and Waze for its navigational system. What GM should do is work with Apple so there is a "GM Connect" app that the infotainment system can still access music and audio (including Apple Music) stored on the iPhone plus full phone functionality on the app. Essentially, when you start the GM Connect app on the iPhone and connect it via wired or Bluetooth connection, the infotainment system full interacts with the iPhone.
Perhaps Apple should sell and install after market CarPlay stereos. 
I have a feeling after all the other OEMs follow suit that the long term path forward will be for Apple to get their apps onto the OEM platforms.
So you're going to phase out a feature that your customers frequently use.. nice call guys!
Removing features to force a subscription on their customers to pay for Google Maps (which was free via CarPlay) and to collect their customers’ data and sell it. I’d never consider a GM vehicle at this point.
If GM does it and gets away with it others will follow. You can bank on that.
Bummer. I never paid $99/year to update my Cadillac CUE navigation when I could get better and free from my iPhone via CarPlay. And I won't pay for updates in the future, either. I'll just go back to suction cupping my phone to the windshield.
“Ultifi” ? Cars in their “Portfolios” ? Mine’s in a garage. GM stands for GiMee your private data, everyhting. Take a ride in our MetaMobile
I hate Carplay in my Jeep. It's intrusive and i don't use it. But as soon as a passenger plugs in their iPhone it starts automatically with carplay and plays their music. If I mute the music then every time the passenger swips or touches the screen it unmutes and starts playing music again. WTF? Carplay is totally useless, has not a sing;le feature I ever use and I still can't deactivate it for good. Apple is great on hardware and the OS, but they should
stay away from software solutions please.
stay away from software solutions please.
Not defending GM but they regularly update their infotainment system at least for now (and why wouldnt they, they want to charge a subscription for it!)
That said I am disappointed. I will keep my diesel tahoe until the wheels fall off and go from there.
Way to alienate half the userbase in north america where its been ~50% Apple users.
They will go back once the sales start tanking. Dodge/RAM learned that quickly after ditching the V8.
They will go back once the sales start tanking. Dodge/RAM learned that quickly after ditching the V8.
customers may like car play but its understandable the auto makers dread it - Apple taking over the car is not a wise direction to take.