One of the reasons that automakers choose to utilize Android Automotive is the ability to integrate those GAS apps with vehicle systems, something that is much more difficult with apps that are running on a separate device like a phone.įor example, when a driver opens Google Maps on Android Automotive in an EV, a destination search includes charging stations as a point of interest category. Starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV coming this fall, new electric vehicles from GM (and possibly the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX that it will build for Honda beginning in 2024) will no longer include smartphone projection support. However, for those using Apple iPhones, (just over half of Americans but a smaller proportion of users globally), Carplay support provided access to phone data and apps that might be exclusive to iOS like Apple Messages or the Overcast podcast app. There’s really not much need to use Android Auto unless you were driving a rental or borrowing someone’s car and didn’t want to log in with your account. Until now, all of these Android Automotive based systems have also included support for Android Auto and Apple Carplay projection. While GM and others all use GAS, Stellantis has chosen to use Amazon’s Alexa voice services, TomTom maps and some other proprietary apps for Uconnect 5.
GAS and GMS are suites of Google proprietary applications including Play Services, Maps, Assistant and the Play app store that automakers can license and use in their vehicles. Volvo, Polestar, GM, Renault, Honda and Stellantis have all launched Android Automotive-based IVIs that all have a different look and feel but mostly similar functionality.Īutomakers also have the choice to use Google Automotive Services (GAS) which is analogous to Google Mobile Services (GMS) for phones.
Automakers can create their own app launcher interface to run on top of this just as Android phone makers do.
Several years ago, Google launched Android Automotive (which is distinct from Android Auto, but let’s not get into a branding discussion here) which is a version of the full Android open-source operating system optimized for use to drive complete IVI systems.
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