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Porsche doesn’t trust Android Auto and refuses to put it in their cars

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android_auto_sample_directionsPorsche make some of the best cars in the world and one of the reasons for this is driver comfort. Not only do you get a fast car, but you get one that has all the features you could ever want inside. However, Porsche will not be including Android Auto in their new 911 Carrera and 911 Carrera S because Google wants too much data.

According to Porsche, Google wants basically all of the collected data including things like “vehicle speed, throttle position, coolant and oil temp, engine revs—basically Google wants a complete OBD2 dump whenever someone activates Android Auto”.

Porsche do include Apple’s CarPlay in some of their cars and have said that Apple asks for much less data, basically, they only want to know if drivers are using CarPlay while the car is moving.

Liz Markman, a Google spokesperson for Android Auto has made a statement to Motor Trend, who wrote the story, saying Android Auto does not collect all of the data listed. According to her, it does not collect things like throttle position and coolant temp. However, she declined to give a full list as to what data is collected, only claiming that everything is user opt in.

Source: Motor Trend

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