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Android Automotive gets over 70 new apps, Volvo and Polestar first to get them

ArenaEV
Google just announced a big new upgrade to Android Automotive – support for over 70 new apps. Up until now, Google’s native infotainment system platform supported just under 200 apps, but with the new update, the library is now closer to 300. But there’s a big caveat. Almost all newly added apps can only run when the vehicle is stationary.… Read more…

Mercedes plots new ICE vans, reverses course on electric-only

Green Car Reports
Mercedes-Benz has said up until now that its future vans would be based on a dedicated electric architecture, but on Thursday it confirmed plans for a new internal-combustion van architecture as well. Electric vans based on the new Van.EA platform will still debut in 2026, as previously discussed. They’ll now be joined by other fuel-burning models… Read more…