GM Embraces CarPlay and Android Auto in New Infotainment Makeover

GM revamps its infotainment with a higher-contrast UI and will integrate Apple CarPlay and Android Auto alongside native apps, signaling a shift away from the prior plan to drop them; the update kicks off in trucks before expanding, while the digest also reports Land Rover using Stellantis for a U.S.-built Defender pickup to dodge the Chicken Tax, Toyota Highlander’s next-generation EV delay pushing into 2027 with the current gas model ending by year-end, BMW adding 3D ADAS visualizations, Waymo planning a Tokyo autonomous taxi launch by 2027, and a costly Fiat 500 restomod in the UK.