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I'm a techie at heart.
But the only thing my car needs to do is act as a Bluetooth speaker/mic for my phone, and have a wireless charging mount.
When I need to use the phone for GPS/etc it goes on the mount.
When I turn on my car it connects to my phone over Bluetooth and starts playing music. Even if it's in my pocket (shorter trips)
It works, it's fast, it's simple.
I'm not a big fan of too much tech in cars, I hate touchscreen climate controls, and I still drive a manual transmission; but using Android auto with maps and Spotify has been amazing. And the wireless mostly works most of the time.
I have the Motorla wireless adaptor and it would be hard to go back. Works every time. Never have to take my phone out of my pocket.... only downside is it uses a moderate amount of battery, but for a 20 min commute it's a non issue.