Earlier this year we reported that GM was ditching both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in future electric vehicles, a decision that it's fair to say wasn't greeted with universal joy. At the time GM said that it didn't want to make in-car systems that required you to have a phone, but the firm has now been more vocal about the two tech giants' in-car systems. The short version: neither one is good enough.
According to Motortrend, the official explanation at the time was "poorly communicated" and didn't really explain why GM was ditching the platforms not just for EVs, but for all vehicles. So Motortrend had a chat with GM's head of product for infotainment, Tim Babbitt, who said that there is one crucial issue that made the decision inevitable: safety.
