GM confirms $130k Cadillac won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

It’s interesting to see how a lot of new gas cars have Apple CarPlay / Android Auto but all of the new EV cars are going towards custom OS which essentially leads to worse user experiences for manufacturers who aren’t well versed in software.

It's a battle of control of what information the consumer sees and the stream of what private information is pilfered back. Apple/Google have a deathgrip on smart phones by disallowing root, and automakers have taken note of the playbook.

I used to say "in the future your car is unlikely to start start without wifi", but now that promise has come true, I'll just say "your fridge is unlikely to make ice without wifi".

It should have no screen at all and high-quality pushers and displays... or Carplay/Auto because there is no way an old car company like GM can build software properly.

It's honestly insane.

CarPlay does everything I want and the best part is it just works. A large part of that "it just works" is the fact that it's all based directly on my phone.

* That restaurant we just decided to go to. Already in navigation. AND! the maps are all current with road closures/traffic issues.

* The music that I was playing, it just keeps going

* The garage door opener/lock/etc that I just added to HomeKit - automatically pops us.

This seriously took GM off the list for me. Only two things I absolutely have to have in my next commuter car:

1. It's electric. 2. It has CarPlay.

So no Chevy Bolt now. I guess it is a Ford Mach-E then.