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GM blocks dealership from installing Apple CarPlay retrofit kits in EVs (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Possibly the fact many customers don't want it. According to three Apple CarPlay site:

With digital car keys and the already seamless experience of Apple CarPlay, there are more ways than ever to take your iPhone on the road. With car keys, you can unlock and start your car with iPhone. And CarPlay gives you the ability to safely use what you love about your iPhone while you drive.

I don't have an iPhone, so from all the marketing blurbs, it's pretty much saying "Spend a ton of extra money for something you can never use." I'll pass on spending $1000+ on that useless"upgrade". And since Apple is notorious about locking iThings to Apple only hardware (or just not having full functionality when they do allow it), I doubt I'm alone in this thought.

[–] tacofox@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Interesting pov. Thanks for sharing!