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Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto? (www.bgr.com)
submitted 13 hours ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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https://www.cars.com/articles/gm-to-remove-apple-carplay-android-auto-from-future-vehicles-517813/

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I’m in a country where stuff in the car is not regulated as much as the US.

One of my ride share drivers had basically a 13” android tablet instead of the stock radio in the car 😂

It was all hooked up to the car to act as a legit part of the car.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah this is the kind of shit I was looking forward to when I got into driving in the 2000s. But then car manufacturers started doing thier own non standard radios.

Then the car mod communities made kits to for a dual bay fit.

Then the corpos made radios required to service the car...

No regulations to protect the consumers let them do what they want.

The car part of the car should be completely independent of the entertainment part of the car. Fuckers.

The line can get blurry when you talk about EVs but protections should still be possible.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The third parties would win sueing car makers for requiring the radio for diagnostics. anti-monopoly and warranty laws protect moding you car.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Yeah I gave up on radio customization when I got a car that didn't have a dual bin and didn't keep up. Looking at newer cars and barely anything can be swapped/upgraded it seems.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 3 points 7 hours ago

In the us laws from the 1970's protect third party radios.