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HD Radio on the Way Out?

Theater of My Mind said:
The reason GM is dropping HD Radio is to gatekeep their in-dash entertainment systems and eliminate as many free options as possible in order to push people into paid subscriptions.
HD Radio (free) = gone.
Android Auto (free) = gone.
Apple Carplay (free) = gone.
GM vehicle purchase = pay monthly, forever, to get your favorite content.
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This is why no country should *ever* have an absolutely hands-off approach when it comes to business behaviors. What you (and @Bongwater elsewhere) are describing is essentially what happened in the U.S. back in the 1870s and 1880s before the development of radios and automobiles. It was why the public demanded, and Congress ultimately pushed through, laws regulating the growth of business trusts; and it was why, back in the 1940s (I'm going by memory here) the U.S. Supreme Court told the Hollywood movie studios that they couldn't own the means of distribution of their products. Sadly, most children, even teenagers, sleep through their history lessons, never thinking it has anything to do with them or that it could happen to them. As we are now learning, that is wrong on all counts!
 
DAB (Digital VHF) radio has been mandated for cars in the EU Community. Why is it taking so long for the US to get mandatory AM/FM in vehicles? Yes, DAB is far superior but we're stuck with a costly HD solution in the States and Canada.
 
RF101 said:
DAB (Digital VHF) radio has been mandated for cars in the EU Community.
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Only if the car's infotainment system is connected to the Internet:
en.ilsole24ore.com

Brussels approves mandatory FM and DAB+ radio in new connected cars, Italian victory

The EU Commission responds to the notified regulatory proposal by recognising the validity of the Italian rule requiring radio receivers on vehicles
en.ilsole24ore.com en.ilsole24ore.com
On 1 October 2025, Italy notified the EU of a proposal to amend Article 98-vs sexies of the Electronic Communications Code. The principle is simple: all equipment installed in new vehicles in categories M and N (passenger and goods transport), if enabled for internet connection or the reproduction of audio content, must also be suitable for the reception of analogue Fm and digital Dab+ radio.
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So a vehicle with no Internet connection can still include an analog-only radio, or no radio at all.
 


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