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GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs

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45 points cwmartin | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 23:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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zjp ◴[22 Oct 25 23:26 UTC] No.45676449[source]▶
That's a real dealbreaker. I've never seen an in-house media/nav system better than Apple's, and I don't expect GM's to be any different.
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al_borland ◴[22 Oct 25 23:31 UTC] No.45676480[source]▶
It’s not only that, but your phone already has all your data. Calendar appointments, addresses of contacts, music, podcasts, etc.

Do replicate this, you’d either need to sync all of that to your car, or migrate to Google’s ecosystem… maybe both.

With the track record of automakers and data privacy, I don’t know who would knowingly do that. It also seems like a giant pain when nearly every other car doesn’t ask the buyer to make this kind of choice.

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tree_enjoyer ◴[23 Oct 25 00:13 UTC] No.45676753[source]▶
My Pre-Carplay car handles all of this (well, except calendar) just fine. It's all still handled on my device.

Additionally, even if Toyota were to get breached, they would not get my data

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1. garciasn ◴[23 Oct 25 00:29 UTC] No.45676862[source]▶
I won’t claim to be a CarPlay expert, but it is my understanding that it just mirrors your device on the infotainment system of the vehicle.
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2. Jtsummers ◴[23 Oct 25 00:47 UTC] No.45676960[source]▶
Yes, it's basically just an I/O device. When your phone is disconnected from it, there's no data left in the car except whatever is needed for wireless pairing (if you use wireless pairing) in the future. With wired CarPlay, it retains as much as a dumb touch screen display would.