Google opens the Android infotainment system to third-party multimedia applications

You will have to wait a moment for the first applications when the Polestar 2 will not arrive until 2020 and that there are no publicly announced partners (although a graph of the first one will be available). preview shows NPR One). Do not be surprised if the ecosystem of applications grows over the next few months.

And yes, Google intends to open Android Automotive to more than just multimedia applications. The company has "projects" to allow applications for navigation, communication "and beyond", so you might have other solutions if you do not care about Google Maps or if you need to A third party internet call service. The ultimate goal is to create an ecosystem of apps for cars that looks more like what you see on phones, rather than another, in the walled environments that you see today.