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It's surprising to me why everyone have to reinvent the wheel and build common stuff like this out of the box. Is there really no company that specialize in st
by Aperocky 4y ago
It's surprising to me why everyone have to reinvent the wheel and build common stuff like this out of the box.
Is there really no company that specialize in stuff like this?
- bombcar 4y agoIt’s a smallish market (total number of automakers is low) AND the automakers see it (rightly) as differentiating and valuable. So they don’t want to “fund competitors” - unless it is something like CarPlay. It’s kinda sad because it’s a major selling point and everyone would benefit from it not being shit.
- Aperocky 4y agoUntil apple builds a car I guess.. But they don't have a history of selling their platforms.
- bombcar 4y agoI think Apple considered it, but their iPhone business is too big to risk it - at most I see them extending CarPlay more and more and maybe doing something with AI driving as a licensable option. Many cars are basically iPhone accessories, no need to risk that market by making your own car.
- mywittyname 4y agoBeing a supplier to an OEM is a tough gig. They know down to the penny what a component costs to produce and they collude with the other manufactures to ensure that manufactures buy for the smallest possible profit margins at the worst possible terms; just enough to keep the supplier going. It's basically The Walmart Model. That being said, several tech companies whose names you'd recognize have attempted to get into the vehicle infotainment space over the years, including Microsoft. But no one has found long-term success in the market (likely for the reasons mentioned above).