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

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59 points cwmartin | 3 comments | 22 Oct 25 23:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.788s | 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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mandeepj ◴[23 Oct 25 02:29 UTC] No.45677520[source]▶
> CarPlay is probably the top of my list of features when I buy a car.

It's so important and useful to me that I've been thinking of retrofitting my Corvette C6, either by jailbreaking an iPad or simply mounting it.

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dragon-hn ◴[23 Oct 25 10:33 UTC] No.45680313[source]▶
For what it is worth, there are lots of double DIN aftermarket AirPlay options for a C6. No need for an iPad.
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1. mandeepj ◴[23 Oct 25 11:42 UTC] No.45680717[source]▶
> there are lots of double DIN aftermarket AirPlay

You might call me spoiled, but I find 6” screen to be too small.

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2. vgeek ◴[23 Oct 25 14:20 UTC] No.45682124[source]▶
Check out the floating double DIN receivers like Alpine's Halo11 or search eBay for dozens of cheap no-name ones-- not sure about their SQ, though.
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3. mandeepj ◴[23 Oct 25 15:45 UTC] No.45683206[source]▶
Thanks! I found this one while searching for what I was looking for - https://www.knightdrivetv.com/products/c6-corvette-10-8-full...

It’s almost same price as Halo11, but seems to be far better product and fit! During first look of it, it felt expensive, but after looking at Halo11, it seems affordable :-)