GM confirms $130,000 Cadillac Escalade IQ won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
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Fifty-five inches of screen on the IQ’s dash, and no room for CarPlay.

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.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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.

      • AttackPanda@programming.devEnglish
        4·
        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.

        • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

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