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==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
=== Support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto === | ===Support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto=== | ||
In 2023, GM [[decided to abandon Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its future electric vehicles]], initially explained to the public as a "safety concern". When questioned later, GM Infotainment Business Strategy and Planning Manager, Ryan Buffa, said that: “The primary reason is that we’re looking to create a comfort level around the [electric-vehicle] charging experience. With Android Auto or Apple CarPlay environments, the vehicle energy model or road segment data is sending energy usage and everything else associated with it to the phone, and it’s pretty difficult to off-board it from the phone.”<ref>[https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/heres-the-real-reason-that-gm-is-dropping-apple-carplay-android-auto/ "The Real Reason GM Is Dropping Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: Exclusive"] - gmauthority.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> | In 2023, GM [[decided to abandon Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its future electric vehicles]], initially explained to the public as a "safety concern". When questioned later, GM Infotainment Business Strategy and Planning Manager, Ryan Buffa, said that: “The primary reason is that we’re looking to create a comfort level around the [electric-vehicle] charging experience. With Android Auto or Apple CarPlay environments, the vehicle energy model or road segment data is sending energy usage and everything else associated with it to the phone, and it’s pretty difficult to off-board it from the phone.”<ref>[https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/12/heres-the-real-reason-that-gm-is-dropping-apple-carplay-android-auto/ "The Real Reason GM Is Dropping Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: Exclusive"] - gmauthority.com - accessed 2025-01-29</ref> | ||
=== Sale of customer data to third parties === | ===Sale of customer data to third parties=== | ||
{{Main|General Motors data collection and sharing controversy}} | |||
GM has been accused of collecting and selling consumers' driving data without their knowledge or consent, resulting in increased insurance rates for consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2024-03-11 |title=Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409192617/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> | GM has been accused of collecting and selling consumers' driving data without their knowledge or consent, resulting in increased insurance rates for consumers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2024-03-11 |title=Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409192617/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html |archive-date=2025-04-09 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> | ||