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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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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

[-] andybytes@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago
[-] xav@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Not me. But I hate car makers.

[-] andybytes@programming.dev 2 points 7 months 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 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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

[-] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

I just 3D printed a phone holder that slots into a CD player (yeah I have that old car). So now that I have a phone there it looks like it's an infotainment screen. Plus it's silky smooth unlike slow ass infotainment systems. Powered by AIMP player and HERE WeGo maps.

[-] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

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

[-] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

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 1 year ago

No but yes?

this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2025
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