astonius
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There's a few issues with this approach as well. There's been no indication Rivian intends to build an app platform at all, not even a whiff. If they did the chances of it being fully open are slim-to-none. Too much of a liability risk. That leaves approved vendors who can build apps for Rivian's platform. If I'm an approved vendor why would I target such a small audience?I’m OK with Rivian foregoing AA and CarPlay as long as they open up their ecosystem to allow all kinds of apps beyond just Spotify and a couple others. Users want access to apps they know and trust, such as Waze, ABRP, etc. The issue might be getting developers to create apps for a new ecosystem, but perhaps that’s where having Amazon as a partner could be beneficial.
Let's say you get over all of those hurdles somehow. I still prefer CarPlay. Apps and updates will always be released to CarPlay faster and more frequently. Even more important, I don't have to sign in or hope data synchronizes between the Rivian install of the app and the iOS install of the app. My data is always tied to the phone, which is always with me. I don't have to worry about my playlist or podcast position not synchronizing with the cloud. I don't have to send my navigation route to the truck. It's all being powered directly from the phone that I used to do the search anyway.
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