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 askvictor on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:10AM (#38624122)

Do they really? Most recent cars I've seen have a touchscreen LCD popping up out of the dash and it all looks rather custom. Are there some kind of standards like double-DIN?

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by equalsione on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:22AM (#38624217)

One option is standalone CarPlay and Android Auto head units - search for carpuride or Atoto for examples. There’s other manufacturers as well. I recall seeing model specific replacement head units for the pop up type display you describe but can’t find them now

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by lelanthran on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @08:28AM (#38627012)

> One option is standalone CarPlay and Android Auto head units - search for carpuride or Atoto for examples.

What GP complained about was that the factory-installed head units have very non-standard shapes for everything but the screen, and even then it'd be glued into some molded piece of plastic trim which has a non-regular shape in the dashboard.

You'd literally have to cut out the trim with a saw and refinish it in order to use the din/double-din standard sizes.

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Re:GM says it's dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto beca... by ghostly_s on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @03:23AM (#38624226)

you just need an aftermarket trim piece that allows install of standard head units.

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