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Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto? (www.bgr.com)
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https://www.cars.com/articles/gm-to-remove-apple-carplay-android-auto-from-future-vehicles-517813/

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[–] 26 points 10 months ago (3 children)

And then lose control of numerous functions of your car.
It's simply not an option in modern cars.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    That's the "why I can't do it" part.

    But if it was possible to get knobs and buttons for everything and a small-ish screen only for info, I'd take that. I'd pay for that. Touch screens are dangerous. I'd at most be comfortable to swipe on the screen to show different infos like GPS, temperature/airflow, music/radio. Otherwise I want buttons and knobs with little lights.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

    I 100% understand what you mean. I just bought a VW ID.4, and IMO they have a good balance. Everything needed for normal driving is handled with buttons, and although some are touch, they do have haptic feedback, and it works OK IMO.
    I was looking at the Skoda Enyaq, because it has traditional buttons and more things operated through them.
    But it cost about €5000 extra for the same features as is in our fully equipped ID.4 when used and 4 years old. But now I'm happy we chose the ID.4 instead of an Enyaq with fewer features. Because the ID.4 works way better than I expected.
    It's crazy and previously absolutely unheard of that the Skoda version of a similar car to a genuine VW is more expensive.

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