Volvo CEO Jim Rowan thinks dropping Apple CarPlay is a mistake
Volvo CEO Jim Rowan thinks dropping Apple CarPlay is a mistake
Volvo’s Jim Rowan, now more than 18 months on the job, has strong opinions on EVs, car software, and autonomy.
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Car manufacturers are not tech companies.
Let the tech companies handle the tech and let the manufacturers handle building a solid vehicle.
I've never seen an OEM interface solution that was nearly as good as CarPlay or AndroidAuto.
I like my Mazda, and I like the knob and physical buttons. I don't like the interface over AA though.
Cars are basically computers nowadays
My last car had 14 computers under the hood!
Car companies aren't stupid though, they know that they make money from their own closed little ecosystems of car parts and servicing and they're potentially handing Apple and Google control of something worth a lot of money. Hopefully, they'll get their cut and we can have nice things but we'll see.
You’re close to the point but missed the elephant. The valuable thing we’re fighting over in this case is all the data collected by the cars.
Automakers lose some access when it’s Apple or Google serving the infotainment. Apple and Google also get access to this data for free.