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Google denies Android Auto data collection claims following harsh Motor Trend report
August 19, 2025
If you happen to own an Android smartphone, tablet, or use pretty much any other type of Google product, it’s no secret that the Mountain View-based company is collecting your data. Some people are okay with this fact, others are not. And as it turns out, this is the main reason why Porsche decided to forgoAndroid Auto, Google’s connected car platform, for Apple’s CarPlay in its new 2017 Porsche 911.
First reported byMotor Trend, the American automobile magazine, Porsche said that it chose Apple’s CarPlay instead of Android Auto because Google would collect far too much information from its Android Auto head units for the car maker to feel comfortable. What kind of information?Motor Trendsays:
It’s obvious why Porsche wouldn’t want Google collecting all of this data. Part of this information is what makes Porsche’s cars so special, so the car maker doesn’t feel comfortable handing it over to Google without question. According to Google, though, Porsche has it all wrong. In a recent statement, Google toldThe Verge:
Whether we should believe Porsche or Google is unclear at the moment, but Google isprobablytelling the truth in this case. Porsche’s parent company, Volkswagen, has plansto support Android Autoin most of its 2016 lineup. It wouldn’t really make sense for VW to be on-board with the new automobile tech while Porsche is so adamant about passing on it.
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