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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 | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 23:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.257s | source
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syntaxing ◴[22 Oct 25 23:25 UTC] No.45676438[source]▶
CarPlay is probably the top of my list of features when I buy a car. I can careless about performance specs after a certain threshold. But not having CarPlay would straight up go into my do not buy list (yes, I wouldn’t buy a Rivian or tesla either.)
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JumpCrisscross ◴[23 Oct 25 02:59 UTC] No.45677733[source]▶
> CarPlay is probably the top of my list of features when I buy a car

Do you own a GM vehicle? Were you considering it?

No CarPlay is a dealbreaker for me too. I’m just not convinced there are that many of us.

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AlotOfReading ◴[23 Oct 25 03:59 UTC] No.45678042[source]▶
It's basically the feature to a huge number of consumers. Various numbers I've seen place not having it as a dealbreaker for somewhere between 15% to 80% of buyers, especially the younger ones. It's more important than virtually any other feature you can name.
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ryandrake ◴[23 Oct 25 04:14 UTC] No.45678108[source]▶
Wild how different people’s expectations can be. I’ve never even owned a car with any of these systems, yet they’re dealbreakers for others. Not saying they’re good or bad, just remarking on how something one person has never even thought about could be an absolute requirement for someone else!
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1. AlotOfReading ◴[23 Oct 25 04:26 UTC] No.45678168[source]▶
It's surprisingly common. A lot of standard features (reclining seats, AC, large fuel tanks, back seats, large trunks, fuel efficiency) aren't important to all buyers, but they're important to some buyers. Over time they creep into the standard feature set as manufacturers design new models because the economies of scale from additional customers and a simpler production line outweigh the additional costs.