AutoAndroid Automotive is coming to some BMWs from 2023BMW joins Polestar, Volvo and others in replacing its infotainment system with Google softwareWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoAndroid Automotive is coming to some BMWs from 2023BMW joins Polestar, Volvo and others in replacing its infotainment system with Google softwareWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
BMW joins Polestar, Volvo and others in replacing its infotainment system with Google software
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Polestar)
(Image credit: Polestar)
BMW is the latest car manufacturer to announce plans to shift from its own infotainment system toGoogle’sAndroid Automotive.
Unlike some manufacturers, BMW isn’t going all-in just yet. Instead, it plans to integrate Android Automotive with its upcoming BMW Operating System 8, and this will only happen with certain vehicles from March 2023 onwards.
Other models will still use BMW’s current system, which is built on Linux instead of Android. The company says its own OS 8 system will continue to receive over-the-air software updates after Android Automotive rolls out.
Stephen Durach, lead developer for the BMW group’s digital driving experience,said: “We are integrating the best aspects of all worlds – that could be our own in-house developments, Open Source or commercial software products, depending on what the specific solution looks like.”
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As large manufacturers like BMW adopt Android Automotive, pressure will mount on Apple and itsnext generation of CarPlay, which was revealed earlier in 2022 and will eventually see its owniPhone-like software integrate more deeply with car infotainment systems. But, for now at least, Google has the upper hand.
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