GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto because they're unsafe

Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by esafak on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @01:31AM (#38623464)

I don't get that either. The rest of Tesla's UX is so good, I don't know how they botched this. Is it a cost optimization? Any PMs over there care of chime in?

edit: Locking the glovebox is a great use case, but not the typical one.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by beAbU on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:40AM (#38624370)

In older cars (early 00s and before) you could lock the glove box with your ignition key.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by kortilla on Friday December 15, 2023 @01:51AM (#38651694)

Some had a valet key that wouldn’t open the glovebox

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by foobazgt on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @02:12AM (#38623686)

I'm not a PM, but I found this really weird initially, too. Then I realized I could start safely storing things in the glovebox conveniently - behind a code, no physical key necessary. It changed my mind and I started considering it well thought out.

I am somewhat surprised it's not one of the actions you can customize on the hotbar. I have no doubts that if people complained about it, Tesla would add it.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by tempestn on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @04:42AM (#38624877)

There's no reason why it couldn't be lockable while still having a physical button to open.

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