GM isn’t ready to steal away the CarPlay/Android Auto aids just yet

Last week, GM CEO Mary Barra caused a stir when she said the company would do just that Apple is eventually killing CarPlay and Android Auto in all of its gas-powered cars. The company has already successfully removed phone mirroring capabilities from most of its electric cars, and is now planning how to drop support for its internal combustion engine vehicles as well.

But today, the company makes clear that this will not happen overnight.

“We are not making any changes to existing vehicles,” Mallory Lucic, a GM spokeswoman, said in a statement. “If your vehicle supports Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, that will continue. Both will remain available in all GM gas vehicles for the foreseeable future. As we move toward our central computing platform, we will gradually move to a better, more integrated experience — a direction the broader industry is taking as vehicles become more software-defined. This will happen over time. Time, not overnight. “We value our collaboration with Apple and Google and remain focused on delivering experiences that customers love.”

(The statement was originally submitted to MacRumors.)

on Decryption PodcastBarra seems to indicate that the removal will happen as the new models are updated. “As we move forward with each new vehicle and major new vehicle launch, I think you will see us being consistent on that,” she said.

Now it looks like that won’t happen until GM is ready for the rollout New central vehicle computing platform Announced last week. The system, which reduces the number of control modules and improves the ability for over-the-air software updates, is scheduled to debut in the Cadillac Escalade IQ in 2028, before moving to the automaker’s gas lineup.