GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left

Last week, GM announced a new software experience for its upcoming Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, including a new look for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the popular phone mirroring systems that the automaker made a big deal about removing from its electric vehicles in 2023. Naturally, this led to some confusion about whether GM was “bringing back” CarPlay and Android Auto to its vehicles. Yahoo Finance reported it that way, calling it an “about-face” by the automaker, while Apple Insider’s headline boasted that GM “cave[d]” on its decision to remove the interface from its gas-powered vehicles.

Even The Verge’s own commenters were a bit flummoxed about what was going on. It’s certainly true that GM has not offered phone projection in any of its electric vehicles for the past three years. That means no CarPlay or Android Auto in the Chevy Equinox, Blazer, Bolt, and Silverado EVs;