GM Will Eliminate Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in All Upcoming Vehicles, Not Just Electric Models: TDS
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🚘 What I’m driving: I’m currently in the 2026 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron and noticed last night that it has exceptional headlights.
📱 GM’s CEO Mary Barra announced that the automaker will eliminate support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all new vehicles, both gas and electric, soon, coinciding with what GM’s Senior Vice President of Software and Services Dave Richardson referred to as a “radical simplification” of GM’s Nvidia-based computing system.
💰 During Tesla’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk highlighted the stakes for his substantial $1 trillion payout as profits decline, margin pressures increase, and he shifts his attention to a “robot army,” while the automaker faces multiple recalls, including one for over 63,000 Cybertrucks due to a lighting issue, and a demo of the Tesla Roadster is reportedly set for this year following its initial reveal eight years ago.
🔌 Subaru Solterras now have access to Tesla Superchargers.
💰 Volvo significantly exceeded profit forecasts, thanks to effective cost-cutting that enhanced profitability.
🍾 Rolls-Royce introduced the Phantom Centenary Private Collection, limited to just 25 units.
🚲 Rivian’s spinoff company, Also, launched a premium modular e-bike called the TM-B, priced at $4,500.
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GM Will Eliminate Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in All Upcoming Vehicles, Not Just Electric Models: TDS
GM CEO Mary Barra stated that consumers can anticipate the discontinuation of CarPlay and Android Auto in the coming years.
