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tonymetyesterday at 11:36 PM1 replyview on HN

wouldn't that be impossible in this case? since android auto needs to draw to the screen, control infotainment, etc. even a dedicated USB + rocker switch for android auto would still need a software path to do those things


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BeetleBtoday at 12:56 AM

Putting things like climate control, car settings, etc on the same screen as Android Auto is not at all necessary.

Older cars (that still had touch sensitive displays), simply had separate HW modules and HW interfaces (buttons/switches) for the rest. You never had to worry that modifying/repairing/updating one would impact the other.