They mentioned that Google wants commitments from them that would undermine what GrapheneOS is. That is - they would have to pass GMS test suite which enforces

They mentioned that Google wants commitments from them that would undermine what GrapheneOS is. That is - they would have to pass GMS test suite which enforces Play Services and other Google app functionality and wouldn't be compatible with their sandboxing of Play Services. They also couldn't ship without Google apps.