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Android Auto, Android Automotive, CarPlay and cars' own operating systems all in the mix?! Not standardized, not compatible apps etc. Somebody needs to standard

Android Auto, Android Automotive, CarPlay and cars' own operating systems all in the mix?! Not standardized, not compatible apps etc. Somebody needs to standardize this just like Gates said back in the day for PCs.

throwaway894345 4y ago
Standardization is nice, but so is competition. Notably, Windows got really sucky in the first decade of the millennium XP and Vista and competition from Apple's Mac forced Windows to improve (7+). Personally, I'm somewhat worried about the "planned obsolescence" effect that these smart infotainment systems have on cars. Will it put pressure on consumers to upgrade their cars every few years as we do with phones, lest our infotainment system fall out of support? Will we as a society end up discarding otherwise perfectly good cars because the infotainment system is well out of date?
- nicce 4y ago
  Windows had too long period of time without proper competition and we can now see it in the stalled development.
- bluGill 4y ago
  I don't use my car's infotainment. The maps are 10 years out of date, though it will sometimes still get me places. However even in the best case of up to date, the maps on my phone get updated with the latest road closures as they happen, and infotainment doesn't. All I need is a Bluetooth connection, and fortunately my latest phones still connect via Bluetooth to my 10 year old car. Doesn't connect to me 20 year old car - but that never had bluetooth, so while I'm annoyed I can't complain.
- crooked-v 4y ago
  Existing infotainment systems are already almost immediately obsolete. At least with Apple Carplay or Android Auto you don't actually have to use them for most purposes, as long as the car manufacturer didn't take the user-hating move of making climate controls entirely infotainment-based.
  - throwaway894345 4y ago
    Obsolete or outdated? The legacy infotainment systems circa 2010 are largely still supported along with the rest of the car.

throwaway894345 4y ago

Standardization is nice, but so is competition. Notably, Windows got really sucky in the first decade of the millennium XP and Vista and competition from Apple's Mac forced Windows to improve (7+). Personally, I'm somewhat worried about the "planned obsolescence" effect that these smart infotainment systems have on cars. Will it put pressure on consumers to upgrade their cars every few years as we do with phones, lest our infotainment system fall out of support? Will we as a society end up discarding otherwise perfectly good cars because the infotainment system is well out of date?

nicce 4y ago
Windows had too long period of time without proper competition and we can now see it in the stalled development.
bluGill 4y ago
I don't use my car's infotainment. The maps are 10 years out of date, though it will sometimes still get me places. However even in the best case of up to date, the maps on my phone get updated with the latest road closures as they happen, and infotainment doesn't. All I need is a Bluetooth connection, and fortunately my latest phones still connect via Bluetooth to my 10 year old car. Doesn't connect to me 20 year old car - but that never had bluetooth, so while I'm annoyed I can't complain.
crooked-v 4y ago
Existing infotainment systems are already almost immediately obsolete. At least with Apple Carplay or Android Auto you don't actually have to use them for most purposes, as long as the car manufacturer didn't take the user-hating move of making climate controls entirely infotainment-based.
- throwaway894345 4y ago
  Obsolete or outdated? The legacy infotainment systems circa 2010 are largely still supported along with the rest of the car.