AutoGM is killing off Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in its next EVsGM’s 2024 EVs are going their own way when it comes to in-car entertainmentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoGM is killing off Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in its next EVsGM’s 2024 EVs are going their own way when it comes to in-car entertainmentWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
GM’s 2024 EVs are going their own way when it comes to in-car entertainment
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: GM)
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For some years now, big name car makers have been usingApple CarPlayandAndroid Autoas selling points: buy our car and it’ll do great things with your phone! But from 2024, General Motors is going to go its own way. According toReuters, GM is going to phase out its support for CarPlay with a little bit of help fromGoogle.
Do you want to rely on your car firm’s entertainment tech?
The official line here is that GM doesn’t want to make in-car systems that expect you to have a phone, but given that its Blazer EVs start at around $45,000 it’s hardly a leap of faith to expect EV drivers – some of the most affluent and enthusiastic early adopters around – to have iPhones orAndroidphones.
As the driver of an ageing estate car whose navigation system can’t be upgraded past 2018, I’m very wary of trusting car firms' long-term commitment to in-car tech – and it seems to be the same here, with GM promising that you’ll be able to use the likes of Google Maps “at no extra cost for eight years”. That’s maybe not an issue for the people who’ll be buying these vehicles new, but it could be a problem for future owners.
If you already have a GM vehicle with CarPlay, you’re not going to lose that feature – GM says it’s going to stick with its existing tech for the remaining internal combustion vehicles it intends to make – and you’ll still be able to use your phone to make calls or play music over Bluetooth if you’d rather use your phone OS than your car one. But it’s clear that for GM at least, in-car entertainment is something they want to keep in-house.
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