Apple Carplay / Android Auto for Scout Motors Traveler & Terra?

[KarlT]

Article published today on that exact theory and phenomenon:

Many car companies are moving away from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the EV truck world.

https://insideevs.com/news/739887/apple-carplay-f150-lightning-trucks/

That seems kinda misleading. Almost no car companies are moving away. Actually Hyundai/Kia/Genesis has joined up. It’s only EV companies that aren’t doing it and it’s a bad decision in my opinion.

 

[Kraken23]

No CarPlay and I’ll get my $100 back. It’s a dealbreaker for me if they don’t include it, no matter how cool they sound.

 

[KarlT]

Adopting a traditional manufacturer's software makes no sense since it's not made for ground-up EV platforms. So that leaves only a few pure EV company's software for buying / licensing as an off-the-shelf solution -- Rivian, Tesla, Lucid.

That seems logical, but why does the infotainment system care? Are they that integrated?