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GM confirms $130,000 Cadillac Escalade IQ won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto | GM said it was going to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all vehicles, and now, that includes Cadillac’s l... (www.theverge.com)
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GM confirms $130,000 Cadillac Escalade IQ won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto | GM said it was going to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all vehicles, and now, that includes Cadillac’s l...::Cadillac confirms its new Google built-in infotainment leaves no room for Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Instead, Google built-in is running the 55-inch infotainment screen.

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[–] FireWire400 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I still don't understand why car brands don't just use Android Automotive anyway. Most native infotainment systems in cars still look and feel like they're from the early 2000s.

That 55-inch interface they're showing off really looks like some weird 2006-ish concept.

Edit: Apparently, it's running "Google built-in" which means that this particular system is based on Android Automotive OS and it's just running some proprietary launcher on top.

[–] dlok 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I wonder how long before they stop pushing updates to it

[–] FireWire400 8 points 1 year ago

That's implying that they'll push updates at all

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

We all know that the look of the interface will stay the same throughout the lifetime of the car. At least with CarPlay or Android Auto, it represents the interface of your phone. CarPlay is a hard requirement for my vehicles.

[–] metalsonic00 3 points 1 year ago

Subscription based for a few years z then they'll just drop it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nissan stopped updating the navigation for my 2016 car last year.

So... Pretty shit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I remember when updates to cars were called product recalls and they only happened in exceptional circumstances.