GM eradicated Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from its EVs — this improve provides them again

What GM takes away, the aftermarket restores.

Common Motors’ controversial choice to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from most of its electrical automobiles now has a doable workaround. As observed by InsideEVs, an organization referred to as White Automotive and Media Providers (WAMS) is promoting a brand new aftermarket improve package that restores the favored phone-mirroring options again into Chevy and GMC EVs.

On its web site, the corporate guarantees “absolutely built-in wired and wi-fi CarPlay and Android Auto in all of the methods you’ve come to count on (and a few you haven’t!) with out compromising any current options or performance.” The improve is at present suitable with the Chevy Equinox, Blazer, and Silverado EVs, in addition to the GMC Sierra EV. (Sorry Cadillac!)

A video posted on the corporate’s website exhibits off the improve — and it appears to be like fairly good. The acquainted CarPlay and Android Auto interface is displayed on the central infotainment show, and the video guarantees “OEM like integration” together with your most well-liked voice assistant, whether or not its Siri or Google Assistant. You’ll be able to show Apple Maps within the instrument cluster, together with turn-by-turn navigation within the Heads-Up Show.

All of it appears to be like slick {and professional}, however after all the satan is within the particulars.

Sadly, this doesn’t appear like an answer that might be broadly out there — a minimum of not at first. WAMS says that as a result of “complexity” of the set up course of, in addition to its want to supply the “very best buyer expertise,” the aftermarket package is barely out there via one dealership, LaFontaine Chevrolet in Plymouth, Michigan. The set up value can be unavailable. We reached out to WAMS for remark and can replace this publish in the event that they reply.

GM first introduced that it was ditching CarPlay and Android Auto in its EVs in 2023, defending the choice as a want to supply a extra immersive and built-in expertise for patrons that doesn’t skimp on options.