Detroit car dealers fear GM ditching CarPlay 'could go bad'
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GM's replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

GM’s replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    It lets you use the apps from your phone on the screen in the car, instead of having to download separate apps for the car system if that is even possible. The apps are installed on the phone but used through the car touch screen.

    This is handy for navigation, music selection and phone calls and texting (using voice to text), because you can continue your stuff from where you were on the phone before entering the car.

    You can also use the Google Assistant while driving, so you can do everything that it can do. Technically you could do that without any connection whatsoever but it makes sense to have it on the screen.

    And its legal. Touching a phone is illegal while driving, but touching the car screen is not… so there’s that.

    Personally I think it would be easier to just use the phone in a holder. However android auto or Apple car play lets you use the buttons on the steering wheel though. Bluetooth also does that to some degree, but not for all apps.

    I think it’s a fad, but as of now it’s the most complete integration between the car and whatever services you normally use on your phone.

    • yamasaur@yamasaur.comEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I feel like a big plus of it too is not requiring additional subscriptions to internet, especially to get live info. Once you reach 2-3 years of your included internet with cars then, its time for the subscriptions for internet and other services to begin. IMO most would want to avoid paying for more subscriptions when you have a perfectly good phone in your pocket that can be hooked up to do everything the car is asking you to pay for monthly. Another thing for me is being able to use your phone or phone keyboard to look stuff up, before you start driving, to find stuff much quicker rather than typing on the infotainment system. Also updates don’t rely on the car manufacturer to continue updating their system.

    • astropenguin5@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks, that seems pretty cool! Not a whole lot more than what I can currently do with my phone on a holder, assuming it isn’t using Android auto for the Bluetooth connection and I just don’t know. it already reads texts aloud and can do calls from the car screen, and music can be controlled through it too. I think there is a way to speak back to it too but we’ve never bothered to do the voice recognition training on it

      • realitista@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        All that bullshit goes away with android auto and carplay. Your car simply is your phone UI, so no more needing to train it, integrate it, sync it, etc… It just does everything as well as your phone does, because it is your phone.