GM announces it's getting rid of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all of its cars with Steve Jobs reference

GM is standing firm behind its decision to get rid of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in all of its new cars, by claiming it is very ‘Steve Jobs’ of it to do so.

In a new interview, General Motors has confirmed that it’s waving goodbye to the Apple and Android software currently adopted in its fleet… again.

The company is currently wheel-deep in building its own ‘eyes-off, conversational, and upgraded’ centralized hub, which will be used in ‘every’ GM car moving forward, not just EVs.

GM chiefs have revealed that there’s no hard feelings behind the decision, citing it’s a ‘Jobsian’ move.

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GM Chief claims ditching Apple CarPlay is what Steve Jobs would do

Despite its new features in iOS 26, Apple CarPlay has begun to be questioned by many of the top car brands, as in-house software has quickly caught up to the once-industry-leading platform.

Some teams, such as Rivian, have directly snubbed the current model of CarPlay and Android Auto.

While others, like Ford, have claimed that they are considering moving on from the tech giants’ product in favor of their own.

Back in 2023, GM revealed its plans to move on alone, citing that future EVs will not be using it, despite the arrival of Apple CarPlay Ultra.

Now, GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson has doubled down on this and made the bold statement that this is something that late Apple legend Steve Jobs would have done too.

“Frankly, it’s a very Jobsian approach to things,” he said, in the Decoder Podcast by The Verge.

“The removal of the disk drive, nobody liked that. Everybody on the forums and Facebook was complaining about it.

“But to that, [Jobs] said, ‘Look, guys, flash storage really is the future. Get on board, you’ll see that.’ That’s kind of what we’re saying here, in fact, that’s exactly what we’re saying.”

He continued to say that it’s no longer a necessity to have a mirrored phone display on bigger screens, citing that MacBook and iPhone owners have different uses for each hardware, and ‘almost none’ of them use the laptop for social media and email.

So, in the case of Apple CarPlay, a phone mirroring display is no longer optimal as car tech has outgrown what phones can do.

“Why would you use the equivalent of a phone mirroring application on a laptop in your car?” he added.

This isn’t the end of the GM and Apple relationship, though, as CEO Mary Barra added that they are working together to add the phone-based car keys to Apple Wallet, among other collaborations.

So, what will GM cars have?

Anderson confirmed that the next ‘major rollout’ of GM cars will see Apple CarPlay and Android Auto be replaced by an in-house programme, featuring tools like ‘Super Cruise’.

This isn’t just on new EVs either; it’s all GM cars.

Instead, it will be building on the already-existing features like OnStar to help make an immersive driving experience, not limited by phone power.

GM cites its software will have ‘conversational AI, computing upgrades, eyes-off driving, and advanced robotics,’ which will offer ‘intelligence, safety, and scale.’

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