Unfortunately this is not surprising at all. This falls in line with our discussion about robot vacuums. Connected devices with most of the connectivity value going to the company.
It’s interesting because most car companies have fiercely fought to keep Apple and Google at Bay while they implement their own subpar solutions.
Although I do think there is some value in connectivity here. Map updates and traffic alerts for example. It seems that Bluetooth sync via phone would be the right way to do that .