Probably the cost center vs. profit center thing. SWEs working at these companies are probably hamstrung in what they can do. From cheap economobiles to six f

Probably the cost center vs. profit center thing. SWEs working at these companies are probably hamstrung in what they can do. From cheap economobiles to six figure luxury cars, I've yet to see an infotainment system that works better than CarPlay. The last bastion for factory infotainment systems is that CarPlay/Android Auto doesn't integrate with factory HUD or instrument panel displays (whether the instrument panel is a big LCD itself, or a small one nestled between the gauges). But I hear even this is changing in some recent models. Once that revolution is finished, then I don't see why I'd ever use the factory infotainment software ever again instead of just CarPlay.