Porsche Chooses CarPlay Over Android Auto Due to Google's Data Collection Policy

[adrianlondon]

I sent my Porsche 911 back after discovering a slight scuff mark underneath one of the rear wheel arches. I'm now keeping mine in a case. I also heard that people using petrol in their cars sometimes have performance issues. I'm jailbreaking and going to load the steam engine on it.

 

[AFEPPL]

Porsche is off my list of next cars then.
Car play is just pants..

Also i believe its only an option - not a standard.

 

[Le Big Mac]

Maybe they just care about their customers privacy (Germany is much more concerned with that stuff than we are over here in the U.S.).

Seems like a rational choice from a privacy standpoint.

Yeah, remember Google got busted in Germany for collecting all kinds of information via streetview that wasn't permissible under German law.

 

[bobob]

There can't be much crossover between the type of person who purchases the finely tuned technology of Porsche and the type of person who puts up with the mediocre technology of Android.

 

[Tubamajuba]

I sent my Porsche 911 back after discovering a slight scuff mark underneath one of the rear wheel arches. I'm now keeping mine in a case. I also heard that people using petrol in their cars sometimes have performance issues. I'm jailbreaking and going to load the steam engine on it.

Yep, you win this thread! Good thing most people aren't as obsessive as those on this site are.

Porsche is off my list of next cars then.
Car play is just pants..

Also i believe its only an option - not a standard.

Did you have any plans to buy a Porsche and use Android Auto, or are you just upset that another company seemingly favors an Apple product?

 

[lkrupp]

Finally people and corporations are starting to realize what Google is all about, data collection. Google is the real ‘Big Brother’ all those science fiction novels obsess over, the all seeing all knowing eye that watches.

 

[Kabeyun]

YES! More of this. Who do you trust? As Tim Cook said, follow the money. Apple's model is about making products. Google's model is about monetizing you as the product. Glad Porsche sees that. Hopefully more do.

 

[wlossw]

Have you ever seen a diesel engined 911?

No, but the SUVs come in diesel...

 

[Zirel]

https://www.android.com/auto

They don't say anything about what data they collect from the car there...

 

[You are the One]

Very good Porsche. And Apple.

MS follows Google. Bye.

 

[bobob]

https://www.android.com/auto

They don't say anything about what data they collect from the car there...

Oops - - I'm sure that was just an oversight on Google's part.

 

[Karma*Police]

The question is, why would any car manufacturer give away this information to Google, a potential competitor who could use AA as a Trojan horse to build a better car?

 

[OllyW]

No, but the SUVs come in diesel...

This article is about their new 911 which is why I said 911 and not Porsche.

 

[peterh988]

Yeah, remember Google got busted in Germany for collecting all kinds of information via streetview that wasn't permissible under German law.

And today Facebook have fallen foul of data sharing laws.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-34442618

 

[wigby]

Porsche has announced that its forthcoming 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S will support Apple's CarPlay platform. According to Moto Trend (via AppleInsider), Porsche selected CarPlay over Android Auto because under the agreement of partnering with Google, certain amounts of data would have been sent to the search giant.

Some of this data would have included vehicle speed, throttle position, and engine revs, all points of information that would constantly be flowing back to Google's headquarters each time a driver gets in the car. Comparatively, all Apple's CarPlay requires to know is whether the car is accelerating while the system is being used.
Porsche's reasoning behind the decision points to not wanting to share the information with Google that could include the ingredients to its "secret sauce that makes its cars special," along with the fact that Google is reportedly building its own car at the moment. A few other vehicle manufacturers have announced support for CarPlay, but the service is just this year beginning to see a wider release despite being announced -- as "iOS in the Car" -- over two years ago.

Article Link: Porsche Chooses CarPlay Over Android Auto Due to Google's Data Collection Policy

Since Google is officially getting into the car game, it is interesting to see if other car makers will have similar reactions. A few years from now Google will be directly competing with car makers based on the data they collected and sold to advertisers. Why should car makers give them that advantage?

 

[D.T.]

Porsche is off my list of next cars then.
Car play is just pants..

Yeah, clearly Car Play is the deterrent ...

... and not this

 

[MasterRyu2011]

actually, for me, my first filter is whether it supports both Carplay and Android Auto or just one or the other. My next car would need to support BOTH, in case I have the itch to switch phones back and forth, which I tend to do.

Then...I look at price

 

[NMBob]

Why does Apple need to know how fast we are going when we turn on CarPlay?

 

[spinstorm]

I am afraid if I could afford a Porsche I would demand they fit an Android Auto head unit.

AA is a far superior solution to car play in that it provides on the go access to google search by voice.

I love Apple products but Google in my car is far more helpful. I understand Porsches reasoning but it sounds like that are scared of Google which is weird as they own VW (which is VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley).

 

[james2538]

actually, for me, my first filter is whether it supports both Carplay and Android Auto or just one or the other. My next car would need to support BOTH, in case I have the itch to switch phones back and forth, which I tend to do.

Then...I look at price

If your first concern is what kind of software platform overlays on the infotainment system and second priority is price, a Porsche is the incorrect vehicle for you.

 

[james2538]

I am afraid if I could afford a Porsche I would demand they fit an Android Auto head unit.

AA is a far superior solution to car play in that it provides on the go access to google search by voice.

I love Apple products but Google in my car is far more helpful. I understand Porsches reasoning but it sounds like that are scared of Google which is weird as they own VW (which is VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley).

This is an interesting point, especially since VW one of the first manufactures to integrate Android Auto into their 2016 vehicle lineup. You would think they would have taken this stand with all of the corporation's marques.

 

[Keane16]

Why does Apple need to know how fast we are going when we turn on CarPlay?

Functionality is limited if the vehicle is moving for safety reasons.

 

[veeco3110]

Who care about Google and their restrictions!
Bring CarPlay to the current generation of Porsches (Cayenne in my case) make us happy!

You're telling me my man. I wish I could get a software update for the pcm. Just bring your own cable to the arm rest port and BOOM. CarPlay. We pay the Porsche tax. We'll never get it haha.

 

[definitive]

So Porsche doesn't want Google stealing its trade secrets? But isn't Apple supposedly working on a car as well? If that's true, then it wouldn't surprise me that one day an article surfaces which states that Apple's CarPlay collects data as well. Then Apple will dismiss it as a "bug", and patch it, just like the location issue on the iPhone a few years ago.

 

[Even Longer]

You're telling me my man. I wish I could get a software update for the pcm. Just bring your own cable to the arm rest port and BOOM. CarPlay. We pay the Porsche tax. We'll never get it haha.

Not quite CarPlay with that cable. I only get iPod
I really wish, I could read at least those messages and emails. But now I have at least some solution: "Hey Siri on an Apple Watch..."