GM's New Truck UI Keeps CarPlay Front and Center — Three Years After Vowing to Drop It

General Motors has revealed an all-new infotainment system that debuts on the redesigned 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra — and instead of sidelining Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the new interface ties phone projection into the native software more deeply than any GM vehicle before it.

The system spans roughly 60 inches of displays with local backlight dimming, anchored by a fully interactive home screen. Drivers can switch audio sources and pan or zoom the navigation map without leaving that screen, and GM says everyday tasks now take fewer taps, with more consistent controls across displays and brands.

Physical controls survive the redesign. GM says it sorted functions case by case, keeping hard buttons where muscle memory and quick access matter — climate among them — while moving less frequent settings onto the touchscreen. The interface is built as a scalable design system with over-the-air updates, and the company says the foundation can extend across gas, diesel, and electric vehicles.

That last point is where things get interesting. In 2023, GM announced it would move away from phone projection, and it has been stripping CarPlay and Android Auto out of its electric models ever since, while gas-powered vehicles kept the feature. The new trucks now double down on it, running projection inside the native interface rather than as a separate mode. So far, though, GM has confirmed the new UI only for the two pickups, and it hasn't said whether electric models running the software would get projection back.

The choice of launch vehicle is deliberate. Full-size pickups account for nearly one in three vehicles GM sells, according to the company, and GM cites Ipsos data showing infotainment now ranks among the top three purchase drivers for new-car buyers. Debuting the platform on its highest-volume nameplates puts it in front of the largest possible audience from day one.

"As we evolve our UI systems, we want customers to feel like they're interacting with a single experience rather than moving from room to room inside a house," said Michael Wahlstrom, GM's executive director of software product management.

The redesign also reflects a structural shift inside the company: GM moved its digital-experience operations under design, led by Sebastian Bauer, a former Apple and Google executive.

The redesigned Silverado and Sierra — and the new interface with them — reach customers later this year. Existing trucks won't be updated to the new software, and GM hasn't shared a timeline for rolling it out beyond the pickups.