I think this is directly related, furthermore, I think no company should take Apple's deal. "You build the car and screens...we use them to make money/get data

I think this is directly related, furthermore, I think no company should take Apple's deal. "You build the car and screens...we use them to make money/get data instead of you". There's a reason CarPlay licensing is free. I bet some partners backed out of the next-gen carplay too. There's a good argument that Apple is the bad guy here too: Their restriction of iMessage APIs and App-data over Bluetooth makes Carplay (and in a like way, the Apple Watch) the only real choice for iPhone owners. One could say they are taking the whole industry over the coals with this lockout which allows them to have people pay them app store subscriptions. There is a running line that "Apple believes they own every dollar that is spent on your iPhone", with carplay, it's every dollar in your car too.