Whether it's car play or Android Auto, no matter how easy the mobile phone is connected to the car machine, it is the younger brother in front of China's new energy vehicle intelligent networked vehicle
In 2023, GM had plans to phase out Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto on future electric models in favor of an infotainment system jointly developed with Google.
And GM's decision has led to dissatisfaction among some Apple users;So on December 12, GM provided some additional information about this decision. "GM takes driver safety very seriously, and CarPlay and Android Auto can experience poor connectivity, slow responses, compatibility issues, and connectivity issues that can lead to distracted driving due to the need to operate a smartphone," said Tim Babbitt, Head of Product Infotainment, GM. ”
"If you use a built-in system that doesn't rely on services such as CarPlay, you're less likely to use your phone, which improves driving safety," Babbitt said. ”
However, some overseas netizens questioned: "GM does not have any data to prove that the built-in infotainment system is less likely to cause distraction than CarPlay, and the company has not done any tests at present." ”
Babbitt quotes Jd."The data shows that problems caused by CarPlay and Android Auto are common complaints from car owners, yet when these problems arise, customers tend to blame the car company, not Apple or Google," Power said. ”
It can be seen that GM should be the car company that announced the abandonment of CarPlay and Android Auto functions earlier;However, they also said that the current focus is on the follow-up of new energy products, as for fuel vehicles will continue to support CarPlay, until GM phases out fuel vehicles.
So what is the level of CarPlay and Android Auto compared with today's domestic new energy built-in intelligent network system?
Taking Huawei Hongmeng as an example, in terms of interactive experience, whether it is the main driver or passengers, users want to realize functional operations during driving, and only need voice commands to give them, navigation, window switches, air conditioning switches, volume adjustments, seat heating and ventilation, etc.If you happen to be using a mobile phone that happens to be Huawei, then the HarmonyOS system can also provide users with richer scenario-based functions.
At present, most of the vehicle-machine interaction systems equipped by Chinese brand car companies have been iterated to 30 or 40 version, its degree of intelligence, recognition accuracy and response sensitivity have exceeded the usable range, such as the new power of Xiaopeng, ideal, Weilai, domestic sales responsible for BYD, Geely, Chery, Changan, Great Wall, etc., they are equipped with many models of the car machine system can do multi-command issuance, dialect recognition, and the response speed and accuracy are also very high.
In terms of intelligent networking, each car company also has its own specialty, high-precision map real-time updates, 5G networks, home interconnection, multi-** entertainment, memo reminders, emotional care, etcEven in terms of daily leisure, entertainment games, and chasing dramas, the screen size, picture clarity, and smoothness of its car machine are even smoother than many big-name mobile phones.
In addition, it can also realize the functions of remote control of the vehicle by mobile phone, switch unlocking, car search, automatic parking, parking, authorizing others to use, etc., to achieve these functions are not only not limited by the variety of mobile phones (except for the elderly machine and feature phone), but also the Chinese brand directly makes the car key a thing eliminated.
Conclusion:
Through a simple comparison, do you think that CarPlay and Android Auto can achieve the functionality, interaction, stability and intelligence in front of the intelligent networked car machine, it is difficult for people to use advanced and easy to describe. Xingjun believes that GM's decision is not without factual basis.