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Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by eropple on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @10:22PM (#40139767)
Maybe for you. If it doesn't exactly mirror the stuff on my phone, though, it's distinctly worse than using my phone. If it doesn't start playing music from my phone when I turn the car on, it's distinctly worse than using my phone. If it doesn't act like my phone does today, it's distinctly worse than using my phone.

For me, there is no room for GM to become a player here. I have friends' addresses, etc. in my iPhone's contacts and they show up on Maps. GM isn't going to do that, so GM isn't going to get my business. I'm starting to look for a new car right now, and this is a hard no. If it doesn't support CarPlay and Android Auto (both--I've used both in the last five years, and might switch back again to Android in the lifetime of my next car), it's outside my observable universe.

Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by lokar on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @11:17PM (#40140116)
I would never consider buying GM. I was, in the past, a UAW shop steward.
Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by hedora on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @11:37PM (#40140258)
I once bought a GM vehicle. Never again.
Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by shiroiushi on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @01:04AM (#40140778)
My family had GM cars when I was a child, decades ago. Never would I seriously consider buying a GM.
Re:Apple's risky bet on CarPlay by eropple on Thursday April 25, 2024 @08:45AM (#40156828)
That's fair! I've looked long and hard at the Chevy Bolt in the past, but I think other car models have surpassed it.