"CEO Mary Barra said during The Verge's Decoder podcast that killing the two systems will remove distractions, as built-in multimedia systems improve over time. General Motors will drop support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from all of its vehicles in the following years. The move, announced by GM's CEO Mary Barra during The Verge's Decoder podcast, comes after the automaker decided to ditch the two smartphone projection systems in its new electric models in 2023."
"Currently, the only GM EVs that ship with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support in the United States are the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV. That said, all of GM's gas-powered cars still have smartphone projection support, which has proven controversial over the last two years. What's more, EVs sold overseas also support smartphone projection. The Cadillac Lyriq EV has CarPlay integration, but it's anything but elegant. Photo by: InsideEVs"
"The company's CEO added that they were getting a lot of feedback from customers that it was very clunky moving from the car's native interface to CarPlay and back. It wasn't seamless, and frankly, in some cases, it could be distracting to move back and forth if you were doing something that you could do on a phone projection type of system, versus if you needed to do something in the vehicle, Barra said during the Decoder podcast."
General Motors plans to remove Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support from its vehicles over the coming years. The change follows a 2023 decision to drop smartphone projection in most new electric models. Only the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV currently ship with CarPlay and Android Auto in the United States. Gas-powered GM cars still offer smartphone projection, and some EVs sold overseas retain the feature. Customer feedback reported that switching between native interfaces and phone projections was clunky and potentially distracting. GM will extend the CarPlay/Android Auto removal to gas vehicles during mid-cycle refreshes and major redesigns.
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