I recently decided to buy a Kia Forte over a Honda Civic because Honda (and the dealer) had the nerve to charge me an expensive trim level (23.5k over 20k) just to get a dashboard with Android Auto. I have no regrets, its a great little sedan!
The ability to integrate smartphone/tablet apps within the car is arguably more of a safety feature than just a "trim option" and it befuddles me why car manufacturers see it fit to charge a premium as egregious as BMW is. Knock that shit off, it adds dollars to the cost of the hardware and software development.
I'd say it should be a regulatory matter but that just means, like with rear view cameras, manufacturers will build that into the price.
If CarPlay matters to you, i'm sure there are other brands of automobile that agree with your line of thinking.
The ability to integrate smartphone/tablet apps within the car is arguably more of a safety feature than just a "trim option" and it befuddles me why car manufacturers see it fit to charge a premium as egregious as BMW is. Knock that shit off, it adds dollars to the cost of the hardware and software development.
I'd say it should be a regulatory matter but that just means, like with rear view cameras, manufacturers will build that into the price.
If CarPlay matters to you, i'm sure there are other brands of automobile that agree with your line of thinking.