Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are annoyingly brilliant. They streamline the user interface between your phone, a device that you likely use for several hours each day, and your car. When people ask me for car buying advice,

The electric automaker is launching its new map built on top of Google Maps using the service’s Automotive SDK. Rivian, which notably does not allow Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in its vehicles, says the new maps feature real-time traffic updates,

Rivian vehicles will soon replace its Mapbox-based maps with Google Maps. The integration will still see a lot of Rivian DNA in the new mapping system, though.