{"id":94568,"date":"2015-05-27T15:01:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=94568"},"modified":"2015-05-27T15:01:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T19:01:36","slug":"chevy-adding-apple-carplay-android-auto-to-14-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2015\/05\/chevy-adding-apple-carplay-android-auto-to-14-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevy Adding Apple CarPlay, Android Auto to 14 Models"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A total of 14 Chevrolet models, including the next-gen Volt, Malibu and Camaro, will add Apple CarPlay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s becoming ever harder to walk \u2013 or drive — away from your smartphone. A day after Hyundai became the first automaker to formally confirm plans to add the new Android Auto system to its Sonata sedan, Chevrolet says it will go one better, rolling out both the Google-based system and Apple\u2019s new CarPlay on 14 of its models next year.<\/p>\n

Both technologies allow a motorist to go beyond basic pairing. It lets them actually operate a variety of different smartphone apps directly through the vehicle\u2019s infotainment system, whether by using a touchscreen or voice commands. Chevy owners will be able to access 10 different audio services, for example, from Spotify to NPR to Major League Baseball \u2013 with more apps to follow, the maker hinted.<\/p>\n

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Tech Savvy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They\u2019ll also be able to have text messages read out by artificial speech and dictate a reply. And whether using an Apple iOS or Google Android-based phone, motorists will be able to access the smartphone\u2019s built-in navigation, potentially saving $1,000 or more on a factory-installed navi system.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor most of us, smartphones are essential,\u201d said General Motors CEO Mary Barra, during an appearance in Los Angeles. \u201cPartnering with Apple and Google\u2026is a great example of how Chevrolet continues to democratize technology that\u2019s important to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Hyundai becomes first to announce production plans for Android Auto. <\/em>Click Here<\/span><\/a> for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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GM's connected car czar Alicia Boler-Davis at the OnStar research lab in Detroit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Significantly, GM originally considered introducing the Android Auto and CarPlay systems on its flagship Cadillac brand but instead decided to go with the more mainstream Chevy.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not entirely surprising. \u201cIt\u2019s all about selling more cars,\u201d Alicia Boler Davis, GM\u2019s senior vice president overseeing its connected car operations, told TheDetroitBureau.com during a background briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to research by Strategy Analytics, there are 2.3 billion smartphones in use around the world. And a separate study by J.D. Power found that a growing number of buyers \u2013 especially among Gen-X and Millennials \u2013 are as influenced by a vehicle\u2019s tech features as they are by conventional factors such as design, performance and even fuel economy.<\/p>\n

(To see more about what kind of technology drivers want most in their cars, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Some observers may question the logic of adding even more smartphone features to a vehicle considering that distracted driving is blamed by federal regulators for about 11% of automotive accidents. GM officials contend that systems like CarPlay and Android Auto could actually improve safety by getting motorists to stop looking at their smartphone screens, using instead the text-to-voice feature.<\/p>\n

Chevy\u2019s version of the two systems also will access contact lists and calendar entries by voice command.<\/p>\n

(<\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/strong> for details about Apple\u2019s CarPlay system.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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GM chose to integrate both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay into 14 Chevy models for 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chevy \u2013 and other automakers \u2013 have been working closely with both Apple and Google on the new systems. \u201cYou want the user experience to be familiar\u201d to what a smartphone owner would experience normally, explained Saejin Park, GM\u2019s Director of Innovation.<\/p>\n

The race to build ever-smarter infotainment and telematics systems has been heating up in recent years, but CarPlay and Android Auto are among the latest twists. Apple officials say they know of at least 40 vehicle models that will soon feature their smartphone link.<\/p>\n

Like Hyundai, some automakers plan to partner with one or the other of the two major providers. But some, like Chevy, have decided they need to have both Apple and Android capabilities to avoid alienating some potential buyers.<\/p>\n

Chevrolet has also been making a major push into in-car connectivity with the addition of built-in 4G LTE WiFi. It will be available on virtually all of its 2016 models. That service adds a number of potential capabilities and GM\u2019s OnStar telematics subsidiary will add a new remote diagnostics feature next year. Among other things, it will read onboard operating information and compare that to a broader user database to warn, for example, if a vehicle\u2019s battery is getting ready to fail.<\/p>\n

While there are fees for using OnStar and the 4G LTE service \u2013 provided in partnership with AT&T \u2013 Chevrolet does not plan to charge anything for the new Apple CarPlay and Android Auto features. But motorists will have to buy vehicles equipped with either a seven- or eight-inch touchscreen.<\/p>\n

(Google reveals details about the Android Auto system. For more, <\/em><\/strong>Click Here<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chevrolet says it will go roll out both the Google-based Android Auto and Apple\u2019s new CarPlay on 14 of its models next year. Both will effectively let motorists operate key apps by voice or the car’s touchscreen. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94568"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94568"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=94568"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=94568"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=94568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}