Comment on Apple's next generation CarPlay allows auto manufacturers to license the OS | Don't look now but Apple is back to licensing an operating system after decades

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Hijacking this somewhat related topic:

There needs to be a standardised set of APIs that automakers comply to for smartphone-powered infotainment.

Right now you have zero choice. iPhone: you can use carplay and nothing else. Android: you can use Android Auto and nothing else.

There can’t be any competition because it’s locked down.

Can infotainment needs an open protocol for display, sending touch/control knob information back to the phone, sending other info back from the car, like mic audio for voice assistants/calls, whether the headlights are on to switch between light/dark mode, etc.

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