GM had big plans to move past Apple CarPlay. Drivers had other ideas.

If you don’t buy it, they’re not selling it.

I say this all the time: Consumers have more power over the auto industry than they realize.

For many drivers, CarPlay isn’t an exciting feature anymore. It’s plumbing. You connect the phone and expect your stuff to appear.

Automakers can announce grand plans for the future. Engineers can decide they’ve come up with something better. Executives can explain why the technology they want to give us is really what we wanted all along. But eventually somebody has to walk into a dealership and buy the vehicle.

If it ain’t broke …

The best example of this at the moment is what’s going on with General Motors.

The company recently unveiled the completely redesigned user interface that will debut in the 2027 Chevrolet