The GMC Hummer EV will come standard with Google’s Android Automotive OS embedded in its 13.4-inch infotainment display and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.
As first reported by CNET, the Android Automotive OS will give occupants of the GMC Hummer EV direct access to several Google products, including Google Maps and the Google Play app store. The Android Automotive OS is different than Android Auto, which is already standard in most new GM vehicles, as Android Auto simply projects information from the user’s smartphone to the vehicle’s infotainment screen. This operating system, by comparison, is embedded within the GMC Hummer EV’s two digital display screens and serves as the backbone of the entire infotainment system.
The presence of Google Assistant is another advantage of the Android Automotive OS, allowing the user to use voice commands to adjust various vehicle settings like the audio track and volume, navigation route and climate control, among more. The operating system will also be able to interact with various other smart home devices such as a Google Home and various Nest products. The full breadth of the system’s capability won’t be clear until the GMC Hummer EV hits the road later this year, but it’s already clear that this OS will be far more advanced than the IntelliLink system currently found in most GMC vehicles.
In addition to the Android Automotive OS, the GMC Hummer EV’s infotainment system will also run the Unreal Engine from Epic Games – a video game engine that will enable detailed screen graphics and animations. The GMC Hummer EV will be the first production vehicle to utilize the video game-centric Unreal Engine in its digital cockpit display screen and infotainment screen.
The GMC Hummer EV First Edition is set to enter production at the GM Factory Zero plant in Michigan this fall.
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Personally I like knobs for HVAC/infotainment and a pushbuttons for heated seats. I like the analog looking clock and the features are alright but I hope you do not have to pay on-star for data for them to be functional.
Totally agree, and it looks like they will still have a row of buttons for that directly below the screen. Not to mention I’m sure there are steering controls for certain things.
And we already see inconsistent UI here. Why is the heated steering wheel switch not on the steering wheel or by the heated seat controls?
The infotainment in the Hummer is going to be best in class, and groundbreaking, and it’s an amazing looking vehicle but heavy!
ford f-150 lightning debuts tonight. i’m looking forward to see what they come up and who they are targeting with this vehicle.
F150 Lighting is going after high end customers and no frills fleet customers, I would guess, Fleet version 200-250 miles of range and starting at $59K and the higher end version 300+ miles range platinum model for $80K … We will find out in a few more hours, isn’t this exciting?
Starting at $40K and 230 mile range and going up from there, Boy was I wrong… Bravo Ford…
there is a video on r&t with the 2022 f-150 revealed. no mention of specs but if that $40K price is correct, ford has a compelling product.
there is one shot of the interior and it has that huge touchscreen just like the mach-e. for a truck, i wish they had something that didn’t look so flimsy.
Its real… AWD, 230 miles for $39950
I expected Ford would pull up with their battleship and throw a rock off the side, but man, this is a 16″ guns Full Broad Side shot… Your Move GM, where is the Silverado EV?
I hate google and don’t want them in my car. Just give me a good OEM OS with Tom Tom maps.
Video is private 🙁