• admiralteal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I thought Android auto was free.

    This is all about maintaining and selling your data for themselves. There was just a report out last week about how cars are one of the most data insecure devices you can own because of how poorly all the big auto manufacturers treat their customers.

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      1 year ago

      Ah I stand corrected on the Android side. I assumed there was some licensing going on. I’ll correct that.

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      Do you mean Android Auto, or Android Automotive (what’s being used here)?

      I assumed/got the impression that the latter cost money to integrators (GM) but I guess I don’t know for sure.

      Android Auto is “free” to end-users but is different.

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      I read that article too. They know when you’ve been recreating Shakespeares “beast with two backs” in your car. Creepy stuff.