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Infotainment system developer here, A number of people have mentioned preferring&#x2F;wanting Android Auto&#x2F;CarPlay in their infotainment systems, and that it would be preferable to many of the systems that exist in current vehicles. I have a couple of thoughts.<p>The Infotainment system is one of the most user-facing components of the vehicle. It&#x27;s something that can reflect the brand identity of the vehicle, and most OEMs are not eager to cede that space to Apple or Google. Google and (especially) Apple certainly aren&#x27;t interested in mixing their branding with a manufacturers.<p>The utilization of AGL doesn&#x27;t necessarily mean CarPlay or Android Auto are out. AGL is a system, and CP&#x2F;AA are applications.<p>While I certainly believe there are a lot of terrible systems out there, I also think there are a lot of systems that people don&#x27;t like because they never took the time to figure out how to use them. Cars aren&#x27;t like phones. When you&#x27;re in them, you&#x27;re most likely driving and you don&#x27;t have the bandwidth to figure out how to do something as well as drive. A while back I saw a study that concluded if you didn&#x27;t learn something about your infotainment system in the first 3 days, you never do.<p>I encourage you to actually identify the things you find confusing&#x2F;frustrating&#x2F;difficult about your vehicle and write a letter to the manufacturer. Customer input makes a big difference. And no, &quot;It&#x27;s not CarPlay&quot; doesn&#x27;t help. That&#x27;s kind of like sitting down to Windows and complaining to Microsoft that they didn&#x27;t give you macOS.<p>(Thoughts are my own, of course)