GM Cuts Apple CarPlay For "Safety" - But We Have Doubts

Join Francie and Ryan as they address GM's latest reasoning for dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for all EVs going forward - and that's due to "safety concerns" for their drivers. We discuss the evidence behind their reasoning, GM's history with this software interface, InsideEVs recent Chevy Blazer EV bricking story, and what we really think GM's motivation is for dropping this from future electric vehicles.We're aware that the Chevy Blazer EV has been called for a stop-sale: https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/chevy-blazer-ev-sales-halted-fix-software-quality-issueSources used to support today's show: InsideEV's story: https://insideevs.com/reviews/701169/2024-blazer-ev-stranded-broken/Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/technology/gm-plans-phase-out-apple-carplay-evs-with-googles-help-2023-03-31/Jim Farley's tweet about Ford and Apple Carplay/Android Auto: https://twitter.com/jimfarley98/status/1735016894996840758Find us on all of these places:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbdAmazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCASTFor further inquiries please email [email protected]#chevyblazer #generalmotors #applecarplay #androidauto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.