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Re:GM Went All in on EVs. Dealers Say Buyers Want Hybrids by pests on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:47PM (#39195568)
> CarPlay

They are trying to avoid Apple/Google getting too strong of a foothold as they don't want to be like how Google treats their Android partners.

Probably claims about user privacy and no need to involve a third party who is only going to collect data and profit off it.

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Re:GM Went All in on EVs. Dealers Say Buyers Want Hybrids by kevinventullo on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:54PM (#39195680)
That’s a double-edged sword. I will personally never buy another car that doesn’t support CarPlay.
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Re:GM Went All in on EVs. Dealers Say Buyers Want Hybrids by CiaranMcNulty on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:48PM (#39207686)
I thought the new GM ICE was going to be developed by Google?
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