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GM's replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I own a GM car and the head unit is buggy as hell. There’s no way they are going to be able to pull this off.

[–] Tathas@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I have a Chevrolet. I won't buy another vehicle that I can't use my Android phone in.

[–] muddybulldog@mylemmy.win 5 points 1 year ago

My Miata shipped without CarPlay. When Mazda added support it later they had to replace one USB port ($12 part) and an hour of labor.

They charged $350. I didn’t hesitate for a second. I haven’t met an OEM interface that didn’t make me want to stab myself in the eye.

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Can someone explain what exactly carplay/Android auto do? I've seen a lot about them recently but have yet to fully understand what they are, besides that they are for interfacing with a car.

My experience with connecting phones to my (parent's) cars is just using Bluetooth to connect and play music from the car speakers and receive calls and texts over it but that's about it. The cars are both Toyota RAV4s, one fully ICE one hybrid.

[–] KaJashey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

My daughter has it. It makes the cars touchscreen a customized extension of the apps interface. So maps or whatever is running on the car's screen. Some of the controls on the side of the screen also interact with the phone. It's more integrated than a bluetooth connection.

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for further solidifying the fact that I'll never buy a GM car or truck. Good job, ya idiots.

[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Of course it will go bad. This is the most obvious stupid move I've seen in a while.

[–] fryday@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

It's fascinating reading all of the responses here. I've never driven a car with Android Auto or CarPlay, and only use my phone for music and maps infrequently while in the car (with an aftermarket Bluetooth adapter). So I guess I don't really know what I'm missing. I have absolutely no doubt that GM's software wouldn't be as good as connecting up to your phone, but I just have a hard time imagining that being the deciding factor on buying a car or not.

[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

TIL there’s an upside to GM ditching CarPlay. Fuck car dealers!

[–] S_204@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple fan boys are gonna lose their minds.

[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Android Auto is being removed as well. They are implementing a forked-Android-based interface that is incompatible with mainstream Android.

Imagine new GM EVs as the FaceBook or Amazon Fire phones with 4 wheels and a marginally more reliable battery.

[–] flames5123@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ve seen CarPlay used once. However, I much prefer Tesla’s system. Something about CarPlay seemed laggy and limited. Like, you couldn’t even a read a text; it had to be read to you, even while stopped.

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