GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help • Hacker News Board

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by viro » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:40 PM UTC

That's a huge mistake. I shit you not when I say CarPlay was the main thing I looked when I bought my last car.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by yibg » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:41 PM UTC

UberFly wrote: post #12

plagiarist wrote: post #10

I don't want my car to team up with anyone, please. I don't want an already-outdated LCD screen and proprietary operating system in there becoming obsolete even faster than the battery wears out. I wish there were better options for that.

I agree. I wish there were bare-bare-bones options with a radio and ac/heat. I will use my phone otherwise.

Yea agree so much with this. I just want a car with physical knobs and buttons bluetooth to connect to my phone's audio. Have to buy ~10 year old cars to get this.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by arcticbull » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:41 PM UTC

plagiarist wrote: post #10

I don't want my car to team up with anyone, please. I don't want an already-outdated LCD screen and proprietary operating system in there becoming obsolete even faster than the battery wears out. I wish there were better options for that.

> I wish there were better options for that.

There is, it's Apple CarPlay and Google Carwhatever. The whole point of these are that it basically replaces the entire car infotainment setup.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by dopeboy » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:42 PM UTC

CarPlay is a borderline need-to-have for me if I were to buy a car. Hope Google's version is just as good...

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by xnx » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:42 PM UTC

I'm guessing GM made the calculation that the money they were getting from Google to do this was greater than the money they would lose in car sales to iPhone owners.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by jaywalk » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:42 PM UTC

"This is an incredibly lame and sucky decision for a number of different reasons."

The state of "journalism" in 2023.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by rideontime » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:43 PM UTC

Did Google pay for this?

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by poulsbohemian » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:44 PM UTC

yibg wrote: post #22

UberFly wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree. I wish there were bare-bare-bones options with a radio and ac/heat. I will use my phone otherwise.

Yea agree so much with this. I just want a car with physical knobs and buttons bluetooth to connect to my phone's audio. Have to buy ~10 year old cars to get this.

My Subaru has physical knobs AND the benefits of CarPlay. This is not a mutually exclusive issue. And both work great together.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by Arrath » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:44 PM UTC

UberFly wrote: post #12

plagiarist wrote: post #10

I don't want my car to team up with anyone, please. I don't want an already-outdated LCD screen and proprietary operating system in there becoming obsolete even faster than the battery wears out. I wish there were better options for that.

I agree. I wish there were bare-bare-bones options with a radio and ac/heat. I will use my phone otherwise.

Give me an Aux jack or give me dea-

Well, shit.

Fine, give me bluetooth or give me death!

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by dboreham » Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 4:44 PM UTC

Quite odd that we decide which $80,000 car to buy based on what remote display server protocol it supports.