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Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by lotsofpulp on Friday March 31, 2023 @02:18PM (#35391078)
Cars and small electronic devices are not comparable.

GM is only doing this because they see an avenue to charge recurring fees, which smartphones obviated.

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Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by dkarbayev on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:19PM (#35393814)
I don’t think it’ll work anyway. BMW has been stubborn on CarPay integration by not supporting it or asking a hefty price for “CarPlay preparation” (which is, as far as I’m concerned, mostly installing a WiFi antenna on the head unit), all because it would have cannibalized their revenue from map updates and other remote services (e.g. real-time traffic information). But in the end, BMW gave up and CarPlay is included in all models by default starting 2022 or 2023, don’t remember exactly.
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Re:GM is ditching CarPlay in all future EVs and teaming up w... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:37AM (#35397464)
Included on my 2022 model.
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