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GM Readies Android Infotainment Platform for 2016
General Motors Co. plans by the end of 2016 to equip unspecified Cadillac and Chevrolet models with a next-generation infotainment system running Google Inc.'s Android operating system, Automotive News reports.
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General Motors Co. plans by the end of 2016 to equip unspecified Cadillac and Chevrolet models with a next-generation infotainment system running Google Inc.'s Android operating system, Automotive News reports.
The newspaper cites comments by Harman International Industries Inc. CEO Dinesh Paliwal to investors. GM awarded a $900 million contract to Harman two years ago to develop such a system that would use an "automotive grade" version of Android.
Paliwal says the platform will, among other things, enable access to an app store. But it isn't clear how that app store will work. AN notes that GM announced in January plans to roll out its own AppShop this year. But it retreated from that target in July, saying the concept didn't meet "customer experience expectations."
GM isn't likely to switch all its vehicles to Android, AN adds. It points out that the company currently sprinkles its lineup with infotainment systems running Blackberry's QNX, Linux, a Microsoft platform and Apple's Siri voice-activated feature.
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