Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

GM takes over your dashboard

6 min
Jan 20, 20263 months ago
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Summary

Kim Commando discusses General Motors' plan to remove Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from new vehicles in favor of their own subscription-based dashboard system. The episode also covers safety features for ride-sharing apps and OpenAI's new health data integration capabilities.

Insights
  • 50% of new car buyers will not purchase vehicles without CarPlay or Android Auto, creating significant market risk for GM's strategy
  • GM's move to control dashboard data and charge for previously free services represents a broader trend of automakers monetizing digital experiences
  • If GM succeeds with their proprietary system, major competitors like Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Ford and Toyota are prepared to follow suit
  • OpenAI's health data integration raises privacy concerns despite claims they won't use the data for training AI models
  • Ride-sharing safety features like audio recording and PIN verification are becoming standard tools for passenger protection
Trends
Automakers moving away from smartphone integration toward proprietary subscription servicesIncreased monetization of in-vehicle digital experiencesGrowing adoption of AI-powered health data analysis platformsEnhanced safety features in ride-sharing applicationsConsumer resistance to removal of established smartphone integration features
Quotes
"50% of all new car buyers will not buy a car without CarPlay or Android Auto. So this is one to watch."
Kim Commando
"GM's CEO claims their aim is to provide what they call a single integrated system that's safer and quote, less distracting. Yeah right."
Kim Commando
"More than 230 million people a week ask the chat health related questions. That's huge."
Kim Commando
"Oh, they say they're not going to use it to train open AI's foundation models. Doesn't. So that sounds okay. They're going to. Do not believe them."
Kim Commando
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Speaker A

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Speaker C

Is General Motors really planning to remove Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from all their new car dashboards? I'm Kim Commando for ExpressVPN. When you're online, you're being tracked. Keep your activity private and secure. Get 4 extra months free@expressvpn.com Kim General Motors, makers of Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac, want to take over your dashboard screen. They will control the data and all that you hear and see and they'll charge you for using their new in car subscription service and that you're currently getting for free with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. GM's CEO claims their aim is to provide what they call a single integrated system that's safer and quote, less distracting. Yeah right. 50% of all new car buyers will not buy a car without CarPlay or Android Auto. So this is one to watch.

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Speaker A

And if GM is successful, Mercedes Benz.

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Speaker C

Audi, Ford and Toyota have let it be known that they'll be close behind. Join almost a million folks who get my five star rated newsletter every single day.

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Speaker B

Uber Lyft pulls up. You're about ready to get in, but I want you to start using the app safety tools. When you hop in your Uber, tap.

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Speaker A

The Blue shield and this turns on.

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Speaker B

Audio recording and records the entire trip. And then don't miss this. For Uber or Lyft, turn on PIN verification. This forces you to give the driver a four digit code before the ride can even start. And if they don't enter the code or they enter the wrong code, the app won't let them begin the ride.

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Speaker E

Now, is the recording legal? Because this is all going through Uber and the driver has agreed to these terms?

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Speaker B

Yes.

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Speaker E

Okay, good.

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Speaker B

100%. And I you know, I had tried to take two Ubers the other day and both had the audio recording already on.

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Speaker E

Oh, okay.

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Speaker B

I thought that was actually, I'm sure.

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Speaker E

There'S 99.9% of Uber drivers are legitimate and care as much about your safety as they do their own.

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Speaker B

I Just wish there was an option because you know you can say like you don't want somebody who talks. You want to go the fastest route wherever it is. I would like somebody say like air freshener or not. Okay.

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Speaker E

Because it's too strong.

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Speaker B

Oh my gosh. I'm like, I get in there, I'm like, whoa, what is going on in here?

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Speaker E

That's a lot of vanilla.

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Speaker A

That is.

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Speaker B

OpenAI says that everybody's going to chat GBT and asking medical questions. So they have a great idea. More than 230 million people a week ask the chat health related questions.

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Speaker A

That's huge.

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Speaker B

So now guess what? So exciting. You can connect all your health data, your medical portals, your wellness apps into chat GPT.

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Speaker E

That is exciting for them that they're going to use it and make money off of it.

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Speaker B

Oh, they say they're not going to use it to train open AI's foundation models.

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Speaker C

Doesn't.

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Speaker B

So that sounds okay.

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Speaker E

They're going to. Do not believe them.

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Speaker A

No.

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Speaker B

After the New York Times lawsuit forcing them exposed 20 million chats.

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Speaker C

Yeah, there you go.

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Speaker B

So I would not input any of my medical records.

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Speaker E

But you, you said you would connect your email to it.

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Speaker B

Yes, and I have.

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Speaker C

Yeah.

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Speaker E

And I think that's as risky.

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Speaker B

Yeah. But it was either that or I had to go through four hours of trying to put together documentation for a lawsuit.

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Speaker E

So I mean you go ahead and put all your information on the Internet because you saved yourself four hours.

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Speaker B

But I don't even use chat TBT anymore.

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Speaker E

Oh yeah, that's right.

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Speaker B

I'm done.

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Speaker E

Suckeroos.

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Speaker B

Yeah, that's a technical term. You don't hear. That's only if that's like a pro technical term.

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Speaker E

So deep.

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