GM confirms $130,000 Cadillac Escalade IQ won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
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Fifty-five inches of screen on the IQ’s dash, and no room for CarPlay.

GM confirms $130,000 Cadillac Escalade IQ won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto | GM said it was going to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all vehicles, and now, that includes Cadillac’s l…::Cadillac confirms its new Google built-in infotainment leaves no room for Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Instead, Google built-in is running the 55-inch infotainment screen.

  • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    I think the idea is to get you to pay for data for your car. Tesla is often cited as doing the same thing (eg no phone projection, use the built in), but their unlimited data price is super reasonable at like $100/year. I am not sure what GM is charging, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s more.

    • ante@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Yeah but I also already pay for a phone and am tired of being nickel and dimed at every opportunity. The price of the service isn’t necessarily the issue – it’s the fact that there is a price to begin with.

      • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        Totally agree. Don’t tell me more reasons why I want to pay like, “your car is a hotspot now!”. I can already do that with my phone. There’s no need to have a data plan per device in my mind if you already have a modem in your pocket.

    • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      1 year ago

      I am not sure what GM is charging

      To be honest, I don’t really care what it costs I wouldn’t pay. No car manufacturer in the world has ever produced a car with a good mapping system. I can’t imagine why anyone would pay anything at all for a product that’s worse than the free one in their phone.

      • mikeboltonshair@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        51·
        1 year ago

        And you can add horrible UIs to that list too, that GM system looks like ass

        I’ve got a Dodge Journey they have horrible looking icons from 1995 with a shit looking red backdrop

      • supercheesecakeEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        Yep agree. Even if it’s super reasonable now, just wait until they’ve got everyone. It’s the enshittification of the auto industry.