Re:Waze for Android Auto
by JoshTriplett on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @11:41AM
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> Both give total control of head unit experience to Apple or Google.
Which is to say they give total control to the device the user already has and uses everywhere else, so that they get a consistent experience. Anything the auto vendor provides will never be able to match that.
Re:Waze for Android Auto
by mbel on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @11:47AM
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Yes, obviously. They both make head unit more appealing to the user. The cost for car vendors here is that they are suddenly dependent on a third party if they want to push any features on top of that experience.
Which is to say they give total control to the device the user already has and uses everywhere else, so that they get a consistent experience. Anything the auto vendor provides will never be able to match that.