Google And Apple Fighting For Your Dashboard

Posted February 23, 2015 07:00 by Comments (6)

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Cars will never be the same, as they integrate more and more with other devices.

…at Google’s headquarters, Android Auto is about to make its debut in Americans’ cars after two years in development. Plug in a smartphone with a USB cord and the system powers up on a car’s screen. The phone’s screen, meanwhile, goes dark, not to be touched while driving.

Apple’s CarPlay works similarly, with bubbly icons for phone calls, music, maps, messaging and other apps appearing on the center screen. (Apple declined to comment for this article.)

While the idea of constantly connected drivers zipping along roads raises concerns about distracted driving, both companies say their systems are designed with the opposite goal: to make cellphone-toting drivers safer.

“We looked at what people do with their phones in the car, and it was scary,” said Andrew Brenner, the lead project manager of Google’s Android Auto team. “You want to say to them, ‘Yikes, no, don’t do that.’ ”

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6 responses to Google And Apple Fighting For Your Dashboard

  1. Carla Akins February 23rd, 2015 at 08:34

    Well, not exactly my dashboard. I just updated from a 93 to a 97. The “new” car has heat and a driver side windshield wiper. Woot Woot!

    • Roctuna February 23rd, 2015 at 13:31

      Heat?! You’re so self-indulgent.

  2. Carla Akins February 23rd, 2015 at 09:34

    Well, not exactly my dashboard. I just updated from a 93 to a 97. The “new” car has heat and a driver side windshield wiper. Woot Woot!

    • Roctuna February 23rd, 2015 at 14:31

      Heat?! You’re so self-indulgent.

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