CarpPlay and Auto are very popular technologies from Apple and Google that allow vehicle owners to mirror their phones to their car’s infotainment system. Customers can use.
Cue the antitrust lawyers: General Motors will begin phasing Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto from its electronic vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevy Blazer. The carmaker wants more control over data collection using a custom infotainment operating system built in a partnership with Google. It intends to use harvested information to see how customers drive and charge their EVs.
CarpPlay and Auto are very popular technologies from Apple and Google that allow vehicle owners to mirror their phones to their car’s infotainment system. Customers can use the phone’s navigation features or stream music rather than going through the stock infotainment system, which, if we’re being honest, is somewhat lacking in many major models.
The change only applies to electronic vehicles coming in 2024 and later. Reuters notes that gas-powered cars and current EVs will remain unaffected. Seeing how this affects Google Motors–er–GM’s EV sales in 2024 and beyond should be interesting.
