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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 8 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.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

No Android auto no purchase. Pretty simple. Good luck Chevy 👍

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] xav@programming.dev 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not me. But I hate car makers.

[–] andybytes@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Big business in the imperial yankee core killed trains for the world made for the car and not the human. Yankees used to have so much rail.

[–] bitcrafter@programming.dev 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I for one applaud the automakers for their bravery in harvesting our data themselves in order to improve our products!

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

It's 100% selfish interests and 0% user interests.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You know, like the infotainment they’re building, that they wouldn’t need to build if they kept phone integration.

fuck android auto. i don't want to have to use my phone for my car infotainment to work

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So what they're doing is a good thing, is that what you're saying?

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

no. i just want my car to have it's own working infotainment system and i am myself against android auto or to have to rely on that. would there be an open standard for an open infotainment system that would be something else. in my case i also trust the manufacturer more than google. so i am against "they should stop making infotainment systems we have AA and CarPlay"

[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago

No but yes?