Detroit car dealers fear GM ditching CarPlay 'could go bad'
appleinsider.com
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.

  • DolceTriade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    1 year ago

    I’ve worked in this space in the past, and unless car manufacturers have significantly improved their UX chops this will go terribly. Further, this just seems like an opportunity for GM to further DLC’ify the car. Generally Android Auto and Car Play would be standard on even the lowest models, but now you might have to pay a monthly subscription to access this

    • mundane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      And in addition to their terrible UX, they are also horrible software maintainers. This will definitely rot over time.

      • DolceTriade@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yeah. I definitely prefer Android Auto/CarPlay as a car agnostic interface for media and navigation over any built-in thing.