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How about Android but implemented by the car company? (Literally using apps like Google Maps but the main app menu is the car company's skin). I believe this is in effect what GM is doing? That satisfies your argument of using Android or Apple.

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That doesn't solve my issue at all, though it might be fine for some. I use my iPhone for everything - maps, podcasts, music, and of course phone and messaging. When I get in my car, I want it to instantly become my mobile office connected to my iPhone. Building those features into the car, regardless of the technology, does nothing for me if it duplicates rather than synchronizes with my out-of-car life.

The problem is that the car companies (like appliance companies) don't give a shit about building quality software.

So they will abandon it and your car (which has a lifetime of 10+ years) will have software that stopped being patched 3 years into it.

And so you'll have a crypto-node on wheels. Hell no please.

Yeah but that problem happens with companies like Tesla as well given their oldest cars are dog slow now on the latest OS. I have heard some reports of more bugs being introduced on the oldest models because of less QA (not fully sure though)

The only way out of that is to ignore the infotainment and use your own device like with an AUX port.

Agreed.

CarPlay/Android Auto gives us the best of both worlds. It's just a dumb pipe so as we upgrade our phones, we get new/better features.

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