NHTSA Complaint #11253108 — 2018 CHEVROLET VOLT

ANDROID AUTO IS LESS SAFE THAN USING A PHONE ON THE DASH. IT IS VERY BUGGY, ALWAYS LAGGY. TODAY IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE FOR AN ENTIRE HOUR. EVEN AFTER REBOOTING THE PHONE AND THE CAR WHILE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IT WOULD NOT COME BACK. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT IS SO SLOW IT IS A DISTRACTION. THE VOICE COMMANDS AS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE. THEY ONLY WORK HALF THE TIME AT BEST. THIS FORCES YOU TO TOUCH THE SCREEN AND TRY THOSE COMMANDS WHICH ARE ALSO UNRELIABLE. THE UPDATE IN AUGUST OF 2019 DID NOT MAKE ANYTHING BETTER. PLEASE DO NOT TRUST ANYONE'S LIVES TO A GOOGLE AUTOMATED CAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET SUCH A SIMPLE PIECE OF SOFTWARE AS ANDROID AUTO TO FUNCTION AT AN AUTOMOTIVE LEVEL OF RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. THIS INCLUDES NOT LETTING THE CARS ON THE ROADS TO ENDANGER OTHER PEOPLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY.