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A comment on Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment. Parent comment

Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by lgleason on Monday May 07, 2018 @05:52PM (#17016775)
This, Android things, for example, is only offering guaranteed updates for 3 years which is not nearly enough support time... and people usually Volvos for 15-20+ years... Even Microsoft understands this better.
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by TrainedMonkey on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:03PM (#17016850)
Is there a reason why head-unit of the infotainment system cannot be easily upgraded?
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by Arainach on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:26PM (#17016979)
Everything in a car has to be certified for safety. Infotainment systems integrate deeply with cars - they consume and expose a lot of information that isn't guaranteed to be expressed over standard protocols, and most of them aren't even in consistent sizes or shapes.
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by denkmoon on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:12AM (#17018951)
Yet I can buy a double DIN head unit running android auto and just whack it in my 2012 corolla.

I think the major problems here aren't safety or engineering, they are purely economic.

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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by asfdsfggtfd on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @04:15AM (#17019587)
There is a difference between can and should. Third party entertainment systems should not be a problem. In reality they are because of bad designs.
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by shortsightedsid on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:14PM (#17025180)
What about product liability?
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Re:Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Nex... by bitmapbrother on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:26PM (#17016981)
An Android Things IOT device is guaranteed 3 years of updates. This is hosted on GCP and Google picks up the cost for this. However, if an OEM wants to extend the service beyond 3 years they have the option to do so (for a price I think).
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