GM continues its crusade of removing Android Auto and CarPlay from its vehicles, and that’s now going to include future gas vehicles instead of just EVs, while the carmaker is also building out a Gemini-powered assistant.
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Besides Meet Speech Translation, Google announced a slew of new Workspace features at I/O 2025 across Gmail (like personalized smart replies), Docs, and Vids.
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GM has been adamant in its decision to remove Android Auto and Apple CarPlay from its vehicles, and now the automaker has killed a third-party kit that made it possible to still use those platforms.
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GM has made its stance clear on the future of equipping its vehicles with Android Auto and CarPlay. It won’t be. However, a clever third-party kit promises to restore the functionality.
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After announcing it would do away with Android Auto and CarPlay in its future vehicles, GM is doubling down on the decision, now saying that the removal will somehow make drivers use their phone less.
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GM has been under fire lately for its decision to pull the plug on Android Auto and CarPlay in its coming electric vehicles, and in a new interview, the company is doubling down on that decision, saying that its built-in OS can be even better than the current projection systems.
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As GM brings Android Automotive to more of its vehicles, the company is going to stop supporting Android Auto and CarPlay in electric cars.
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announced today that it plans to adopt the native Google experience for its vehicles starting in 2021.
GM has announced today that Android Auto will be available in GMC’s 2016 Canyon, Yukon and Sierra, as well as the 2016 Buick LaCrosse and Regal. While Apple’s CarPlay will be available in most models from the start, Android Auto will only be coming to some GMC Sierra models at launch. The rest of the Sierra models and the Yukon and Canyon, as well as the two 2016 cars from Buick, will be getting Android Auto at some point later in the model year.
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Google’s self-driving car initiative may not be as far off as many might think. During a talk at the TED conference in Vancouver, Google’s head of self-driving cars Chris Urmson said that his team is working to launch the technology onto the market by 2020 (that year may sound familiar if you’ve followed the Re/Code).
