GM to Remove CarPlay from All Future Vehicles, Including Gas Cars [Updated]

[johnsc3]

I'm wondering if any one has ever asked Mary out right about the report, survey, etc. that supports this decision. I've had a few GM vehicles in my life, and while we there may be a debate how well GM does cars. I'm curious to see how this GM fairs at this.

As a side note, I wonder if there is any recourse for google/apple regarding this situation, or the consumer (privacy-supposed) in this case.

 

[Hajj.david]

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.

Sounds like a jeep problem. In my Tahoe you have to manually accept the pairing and enable carplay via the infotainment.

 

[SamuelW]

I think this is the trend we will see most makers do. No one will want to handle Google or Apple the revenue from services & subscriptions, and the interface of their product. It sucks, but unfortunately I see that’s where we are going.

I certainly don’t want to hand to to GM.

 

[zilchfox]

One less reason to buy a GM car

 

[brianj922]

A Chevy Trax or Equinox was certainly going to be on my lists for a new car next summer but now definitely won't be. The only way I'd consider it would be if a native Apple Music and Podcasts app came out but why would Apple ever build that?

 

[Biro]

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?

It’s getting harder to find aftermarket units that will even fit into new cars and trucks. The automakers know what they are doing. The aftermarket industry will have to provide receivers and controllers that can plug into OEM screens. That’s assuming the OEM receivers and controllers can even be separated from their screens. Like I say… the automakers know what they’re doing.

 

[Hajj.david]

A Chevy Trax or Equinox was certainly going to be on my lists for a new car next summer but now definitely won't be. The only way I'd consider it would be if a native Apple Music and Podcasts app came out but why would Apple ever build that?

Well depending on when you get it, youll be grandfathered in.

 

[hieranonymous]

No one in their right mind is clamoring for their car to be yet another bespoke “infotainment” platform. This isn’t 1995. People want continuity with what’s on their smartphones. I understand GM not wanting to relinquish the console, but they’re misreading the room.

 

[bigfatipod]

I like my equinox ev but i absolutely miss CarPlay. I always point this out when people ask me how I like the ev.

 

[rcread]

Mary Barra is painfully incompetent and this is just one example. In her latest move, she put Lin-Hau Wu in charge of marketing. Lin-Hau Wu has no experience in marketing.

 

[mark63303]

What hubris coming from a CEO.

Glad to check GM off my future shopping list.

The owners who want Apple CarPlay are the consumers with the most disposable income. You don’t want to lose those customers and I’m a big one (20+ new cars in the last 20 years).

All my current autos have Google and Carplay, and i still prefer CarPlay because it works seamlessly with my Apple ecosystem.

 

[iZac]

Time for Apple to sell iPads with a CarPlay mode and a roll of duck tape.

 

[Markgnyc2]

I would never buy a car without CarPlay at this point. I use it for Maps, messages, and calls. Does those three things better than any carmaker does them.

 

[dbwie]

A great response to this from Apple would be “so you all really want us to start making a car ourselves?“

 

[Howard2k]

Always thought GM were crap anyway.

 

[HadrianQ]

My 5 year old Carplay-enabled car on iOS26, with that big beautiful screen, feels more modern than a new car, just a little. These big wigs see that as a threat to their cycles of planned obsolescence - the original ensh*tification.

 

[normwood]

Well, sounds like I will never own or rent a GM vehicle in the future. It’s a requirement. Period.

 

[mdatwood]

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.

The autoplay sounds like a Jeep issue. I've never gotten in an unknown car and had CarPlay start without me doing something on both the phone and head unit. The unmuting thing is also weird and not something I've experienced. Why do you say it's useless? Do you not use Maps, Music, Podcasts? If you don't, I guess there isn't much point to CarPlay. But for me, it's the best way to do all of those things and I won't buy (or rent) a car without CarPlay.

 

[mulatosnarf]

Lame guess no blazer for me

Does the Honda version have it?

 

[fenderbass146]

Do whatever you want, GM.

I love my bolt, but it will be my last car from you.

Largely the same with my Volt...Prius Prime will be next car or if someone comes out with a Truck with 60+ mile PHEV range and a fall back gas motor.

 

[WilliApple]

Dawg everyone carries phones, dont you dare EVER compare the disk drive to Apple Carplay

 

[gank41]

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.

Soooo, obviously the better option is to let Google take over even MORE of your data?

 

[TVreporter]

This will end badly for them.

I have a friend who is a Ford salesman - he says you’d be surprised by the number of buyers with little vehicle knowledge but will know to ask if a vehicle can run CarPlay.

 

[madrigal77]

GM sales completely tank as iPhone user stop buying them.

 

[Student of Life]

Translation, we want to harvest and sell your data.

I wonder which car manufacturer will be "Smart" enough to start putting ads on the dashboard, it painfully feels inevitable at this rates.