According to a Porsche source, the company is in talks with Google about adding Google apps and services to its native infotainment system. This will enable access to useful apps such as Maps without the need to connect a smartphone to a car.
Google app will soon be available on Porsche cars
Furthermore, Porsche is negotiating the integration of their software products with other companies such as Apple, Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu. This is a daring move after Porsche severed ties with Volkswagen’s Cariad software research division.
Porsche’s CEO has previously stated that the company will not provide standalone Google apps in its vehicles because the search giant requires too much user data. Other automakers, such as BMW, are wary of Google and are hesitant to grant Google access to their vehicles’ native infotainment systems.
If this is successful, Porsche cars will likely include Google Assistant, Google Maps, and possibly some of the company’s other products, greatly improving the local user experience for those vehicles. The company car.
