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9to5mac polled their (obviously biased) audience and 80% said they wouldn’t consider a car without CarPlay. I wonder how Android Auto users feel since GM’s soft
by covercash 3y ago
9to5mac polled their (obviously biased) audience and 80% said they wouldn’t consider a car without CarPlay. I wonder how Android Auto users feel since GM’s software is basically going to be their own hard baked version of AA… all your settings will probably sync but I think I’d still rather just plug my phone in and let it handle my data.
- kelnos 3y agoI can only assume it'll be just like most non-Pixel versions of Android on phones: a horribly-skinned menace with terrible UX, and random bugs here and there, because I'm sure somehow GM can take Android Automotive's base and make it worse. And then they'll only support it for a few years, while anyone with a car supporting Android Auto or CarPlay will continue to get a better experience as their phones get updated. (Also: still annoyingly confusing that Android Auto and Android Automotive are two completely different things.)
- MBCook 3y agoA few years ago Apple said that 95% of car buyers want CarPlay based on some industry survey. I’m actually surprised 9 to 5 Mac got a number as low as 80%. Tesla is the only real brand to be able to get away with it, and I suspect a lot of that is because they were the only big electric car brand for a long time (people never seemed to consider the volt/bolt or leaf). Rivian is trying the same thing, but they’re very small. I’m not sure about other relatively small manufacturers like Lucid. Of the major brands it’s now Tesla, who is slightly special and has good developers, and GM. Against the entire rest of the industry. They’re doomed.