Rivian explains why they won't adopt Apple CarPlay

Yea no one buys this excuse. It’s just a way to create lock-in and siphon off our data. And it’s at the expense of consumers who can have a better experience through Apple. No one should trust the low quality software car companies build - they simply cannot invest in it like a real software company. And one day they’ll probably be hacked and it’ll be the consumer who is victimized.

I’ve seen this trend of not including CarPlay pick up. Sure Tesla has this stance. Now GM. And I guess Rivian. All are out of consideration for our family, as a result of this one choice.

Or if you want a simpler reason to distrust them - look at what this Rivian person claims in this article. He says CarPlay takes over every single pixel in the car. That hasn’t been true on any car I’ve had with CarPlay. The CarPlay piece is framed within the UI of the car maker, and the dashboard behind the steering wheel also doesn’t have CarPlay pixels. It’s a blatant lie.

Oh boy, just what I wanted, AI slopification of my car entertainment system.

How much you want to bet this marvelous software will require online access for mandatory updates, data collection and a subscription fee?