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The real reason automakers are ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (www.motortrend.com)
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TLDR: Automakers want a piece of the data harvesting pie. But don't worry they assure us it's just to improve their products. You know, like the infotainment they're building, that they wouldn't need to build if they kept phone integration.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I got this great clip:

and the MagSafe iPhone mount that screws into it.

No need for the infotainment screen. Just Bluetooth audio for music.