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I can’t help feel this is too late. Android Automotive has been out for a while, and it seems like half the manufacturers have either moved or are moving to it.

Google wins this round I’m afraid.



I don't think that's how these things work.

First, at least in the U.S., Apple iPhones are more popular than Android.

Second, there aren't "winners and losers". It's not anywhere near that black and white. And Android Automotive is... annoying when the automakers choose to block actual Android Auto and force you into only using apps that Android Automotive support, and in the case of GM, after 3 years you have to start paying a $40/month subscription to keep using apps. That's not winning in my book. A lot of people (at least on the internet) seem vocally opposed to the GM vehicles that do not support Android Auto.

If automakers are strictly only supporting Android and not iPhone, they will likely lose out on sales to the buyers who really prefer iPhone + CarPlay.


You can have CarPlay on top of Android Automotive. Volvo and Polestar have gone this route for example.


Yes, and I wish Volvo/Polestar would OTA their support of Android Auto on top of Android Automotive for my Polestar 2...

But also, they can block CarPlay and Android Auto, like GM does in their electric vehicles.


I can also block them by not buying a car that doesn't support CarPlay.

Pretty much all my friends feel this way too.


But Android Automotive could integrate CarPlay (Ultra) no? I mean it's an OS, and CarPlay is some kind of communication framework?




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