GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
General Motors is updating its vehicle software to improve usability and integrate Apple CarPlay and Android Auto more effectively. The new interface, launching in 2027, focuses on larger, more accessible touch zones to reduce driver distraction.
Why it matters
This represents a strategic shift for GM, which previously resisted phone-mirroring software in favor of proprietary systems, acknowledging consumer demand for familiar interfaces.
General Motors is polishing up the software experience in its bestselling trucks in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous tapping and swiping that’s required to access the most-used controls. It’s also giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto spiffy new picture-in-picture displays — which is notable given GM’s previously stated hostility to phone mirroring in its electric vehicles.
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