moving away from CarPlay. There are several reasons behind this — though different individuals might offer varying perspectives.
Generally, it is thought that automakers are eliminating Android Auto support primarily to enhance their control over user information. Since Android Auto relies on your phone’s connection, all data transmitted through it goes directly to Android and the phone maker. Consequently, by adopting integrated systems, car manufacturers can indeed gather more insights into how you interact with the systems in place, while potentially extracting additional revenue from you via subscriptions.
Naturally, the overall intricacies behind it are considerably more complicated, particularly as companies like GM — which has revealed intentions to substitute CarPlay and Android Auto support with its proprietary Gemini-based AI system — aim to centralize more functions than they have in the past. The firm has already removed Android Auto from its electric vehicles, giving it a lead on this concept.
