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GM claims CarPlay and Android Auto cause “unsafe” driver behavior

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GM can’t really catch a break on its decision to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in-vehicle projection modes. more… The post GM claims CarPlay and Android Auto cause “unsafe” driver behavior appeared first on Electrek.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Truth About Cars

General Motors announced its intention to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on its upcoming EVs earlier this year. Tim Babbitt, GM's head of product for infotainment, said the following to MT: “CarPlay and Android Auto have stability issues that manifest themselves as bad connections, poor rendering, slow responses, and dropped connections.

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GM faces EV production constraints and Cruise accident effects in 2024

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Ahead of the General Motors (GM) earnings call this week, the automaker has new union contracts and is expected to report around $10 billion in earnings. GM will report Q4 and FY 2023 earnings on Tuesday, and the company said in November it expected to earn almost $10 billion throughout 2023—despite around $1.1

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GM delays Orion Silverado and Sierra EV production to late 2025

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According to a statement on Tuesday, General Motors (GM) is delaying the production of its electric pickups to late 2025 at one Michigan plant, though the automaker says the change is not related to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

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GM and GlobalFoundries in long-term direct supply agreement for US production of semiconductor chips

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General Motors (GM) and GlobalFoundries (GF) have entered a strategic, long-term agreement establishing a dedicated capacity corridor exclusively for GM’s chip supply. We see our semiconductor requirements more than doubling over the next several years as vehicles become technology platforms.

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GM resumes EV production after fire from forklift accident

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General Motors (GM) has resumed production at a Detroit assembly plant, after a fire broke out at the plant earlier this week. GM and the Detroit Fire Department plan to continue investigating the incident, which occurred at a shipping dock at the plant and involved lithium-ion battery materials.

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GM, Stellantis Sit Out Super Bowl

The Truth About Cars

Remember Will Ferrell schilling for GM ? Or when the Soprano children were reunited , again for GM? GM had already made its announcement in November. It appears that that number is just for the airtime -- there are also obviously production costs involved. billion due to lost production. Yeah, well, not this year.

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