Future GM EVs will feature Google-based infotainment systems.
Future General Motors EVs won't feature standalone Apple CarPlay or Android Auto smartphone connectivity as the automaker switches to Google-based infotainment systems.
EVs and internal-combustion vehicles currently on sale will retain Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but new EV models will drop those features in favor of a new infotainment system that"will be an evolution" of the Google built-in systems already available in some GM models, like theApple CarPlay and Android Auto have proven popular because they project familiar smartphone interfaces onto a car's infotainment system, allowing drivers to sidestep the eccentricities of the native...
Requiring our customers to navigate in and out of different solutions and go back and forth for different needs is not seamless."Some of the same Android features, such as Google Maps and Google Assistant voice recognition, will carry over to the new infotainment systems"at no additional cost" for the first eight years of ownership, according to GM.
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