Discussion

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  It's ironic that GM decided to pull CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of their in-house infotainment systems only for their software to be so buggy that they've had to stop selling the Chevy Blazer EV until they fix the system.  Car companies are a great example of how culture ea…

• @dantley Dantley Davis on threads

  Legacy car companies need a software design exec on their board to guide them towards seamless user experiences in and out of the car.  So many new cars are unnecessarily complicated, broken, and frustrating.  It's a strategic imperative because consumers expect a quality user ex…

• @jamshamdana Joel on threads

  They're using Android Automotive OS, so they are leaving the infotainment to Google.  These issues are with software the OEMs are, and should be, responsible for.

• @eshumarneedi @eshumarneedi on threads

  This is genuinely hilarious and so embarrassing.  Timeline of events: 1.  GM stops putting CarPlay in its cars.  2. GM says its infotainment is better.  3. GM starts shipping its infotainment, and reviewers hate it.  4. GM stops shipping its entertainment because it's bad.  Task …

• @jasonmichaeltracy Jason Tracy on threads

  I think most people know having CarPlay wouldn't have stopped any of these issues.  The point is that GM isn't competent at software, which is why they should focus their efforts on making the car OS work properly for running the car, and leave the infotainment to Google & Apple.

• @jamshamdana Joel on threads

  These issues sound like core OS problems, and not the “infotainment.”  Besides, not like Carplay support would prevent the charging systems from shitting the bed.

• @amdev Amro on threads

  Ah yes, GM is recalling the Blazer due to...buggy code (shameless pun reuse) https://techcrunch.com/...

• @yomikestevens Mike Stevens on threads

  Well, I for one am very encouraged by GM's insistence that it can do software better than Apple and Google https://www.theverge.com/...

• @sokane1 Sean O'Kane on threads

  Bad start for what's supposed to be such a crucial part of GM's EV plans.  Props to @gaytona_usa and @edmundscars for carefully detailing the issues they had with their press cars. https://techcrunch.com/...

• @edmundscars Edmunds on threads

  Like this list is quite literally too long to fit in a single screenshot 💀

• @edmunds @edmunds on x

  Just some of the 23 problems we currently have with our 2-month-old Chevy Blazer EV Short Range Radar Sensor Drive Motor Control Module Side Door Window Switch, Rear Battery Energy Control Module Side Obstacle Detection Radio A/C - Charge Low Windshield Rain Sensor

• @johnwilson @johnwilson on x

  Very embarrassing. Exemplifies how far behind some brands are with EVs.

• @airlineflyer Jason Rabinowitz on x

  lol what a bunch of clowns at @GM. It no longer supports CarPlay because of bullshit “safety” concerns, then immediately replaces it with software so buggy it has to halt sales of new cars. [image]

• @greencarreports @greencarreports on x

  GM emphasizes that these software issues are not safety-related or related either to its Ultium EV propulsion suite or to Google built-in https://www.greencarreports.com/ ...

• @gaytonausa Kevin Williams on x

  I really want to enjoy my holiday but I had to post this: if you wanted to buy a blazer EV this week, you can't. GM has just put a stop sale on this model because of software concerns. What a week. @edmunds https://www.edmunds.com/...

• @andrew_osu Andrew O'Hara on x

  .@GM Executive: “Our SysTeM is SafER tHaN caRpLAy” @edmunds review of the new Chevy Blazer EV: “And then the infotainment display completely melted down, stuck in an infinite loop of shutting off, turning on, displaying a map centered in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and...

• @johnvoelcker @johnvoelcker on x

  Oh FFS. Not a good look, GM. First you can't produce the Ultium vehicles, allegedly due to inability to get the module-stuffers to work ... and then once they do launch, sorta, more than one reviewer finds fatal software issues with the Blazer #EV. Ooofff. https://www.edmunds.com…

• @sevimmertefe Mert Efe Sevim on x

  @verge EV manufacturers will solve software part... eventually.

• @jimharbubbles @jimharbubbles on x

  @verge Isn't this the same company that's no longer putting CarPlay or Android Auto in their vehicles? https://www.motortrend.com/...

• @mrkylefield Kyle Field on x

  How it started: Chevy Blazer EV is named the @MotorTrend SUV of the year. How it's going: Numerous early reviews identify critical issues. Chevy Blazer EV production put on hold due to critical software issues. https://www.autonews.com/... [image]

• @edmunds @edmunds on x

  Our 2-month-old Chevy Blazer EV decided it no longer felt like performing basic functions - like operating the windows or charging the battery - and has now been in service for over two weeks for a total of 23 different issues 🫠 This is... not ideal https://www.edmunds.com/...

• @cybermikeog @cybermikeog on x

  Edmunds Bought A Chevy Blazer EV, it has been a nightmare experience that has kept the car in a dealer's service department for two weeks with no end in sight. For a car that is only two months old with less than 2000 miles on the odometer, that's distressing.

• @javiandennard @javiandennard on x

  @verge Ah, so the same company that wants to remove CarPlay and android auto from their EV lineup is having software quality issues.... Interesting

• @fletcher0xff Ashley Fletcher on x

  General Motors has halted sales of the new Chevy Blazer EV. One journalist's week-long test drive ended after 28 hours with his vehicle bricked in rural Virginia. https://techcrunch.com/...

• @stevenewing Steven Ewing on x

  Nothing like a Friday-night-of-a-holiday-weekend stop-sale order. Maybe I'll get to drive our long-term Blazer EV one day. https://www.edmunds.com/...

• @nuvjoti @nuvjoti on x

  @verge Is this the same GM that announced they were phasing out CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of their in house solution 🙄🙄🙄