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TL;DR
- GM has released a new statement regarding Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in its gas-powered vehicles.
- The company says both platforms will remain available for the foreseeable future.
- It appears the transition to Android Auto and CarPlay won’t happen until GM is ready to roll out its centralized computing platform for vehicles.
As we learned last week, General Motors isn’t just planning to ditch Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in its electric vehicles. America’s largest automaker is also considering removing both platforms from its gasoline-powered vehicles. The company has now released a new statement revealing that there is still plenty of time before this change happens.
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In a statement sent to MacRumorsA GM spokesperson clarified that it is not making any changes to its existing cars. And that Android Auto and Apple CarPlay will remain available in its combustion engine vehicles for the “foreseeable future”:
We do not make any modifications to existing vehicles. If your car supports Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, this will continue. Both will remain available in all GM gasoline vehicles for the foreseeable future. As we progress toward our centralized computing platform, we will gradually move to a better, more deeply integrated experience – a direction the industry as a whole is heading as vehicles become more and more software-defined. This will happen over time, not overnight. We value our collaboration with Apple and Google and remain focused on delivering experiences customers love.
Last week, GM CEO Mary Barra explained the company’s plans to ditch Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. In place of these platforms, the manufacturer will deploy its own infotainment experience with Gemini integration. Although we haven’t seen this experiment yet, Google and Mercedes-Benz recently demonstrated what a system integrated into Gemini could do.
In The edge interview, it seemed like GM was ready to ditch Android Auto and CarPlay as soon as new vehicles launched. “As we move forward with each new vehicle and each major new vehicle launch, I think you’re going to see us consistent on this,” Barra said. However, based on this new statement, it appears that this transition might not happen until the company is ready to launch its centralized vehicle computing platform. This platform is expected to first arrive on the Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028, with GM’s gasoline cars following sometime after that.
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