+1; car companies write awful software, and trying to keep up with mobile dev is a losing proposition. CarPlay and Android's equivalent are the right moves IMO. I just want my car to tell me the speed and RPM, let me shift the transmission by hand, and maybe have a big dumb screen to show things from my phone on. L
If I were an auto mfg, I'd make a car with an iPad in the dash in a modular mount. If you wanted to replace it or whatever down the line, get the new mount for the newest whatever tablet. They'd save so much on software, since their car control stuff could just be an app (or just actual buttons), and owners would be happier because an iPad or Nexus tablet is lightyears ahead of the junk they currently put in cars.
If I were an auto mfg, I'd make a car with an iPad in the dash in a modular mount. If you wanted to replace it or whatever down the line, get the new mount for the newest whatever tablet. They'd save so much on software, since their car control stuff could just be an app (or just actual buttons), and owners would be happier because an iPad or Nexus tablet is lightyears ahead of the junk they currently put in cars.