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Road trips with Android Auto are about to get more collaborative.

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[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I will not buy a car that has android in it

[–] sour@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Android Auto doesn't work by the car having android in it. It's a connector that allows android phones to display the Android Auto UI on the cars infotainment.

Also, with modern cars, android is probably the least of your worries.

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I didn't know that. What are the more worrying things?

[–] sour@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

They by themselves collect a ton of data about your location and driving behavior

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