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Most modern cars feature large touchscreens for head units these days. So it’s natural for anyone to want to use the space to play videos. However, as we established recently, doing so isn’t exactly as easy or straightforward as you might imagine it to be.
While it’s understandable to restrict video playback to prevent it from distracting users, there’s no reason it should restrict playback when the car is stationary or has its ignition turned off. Google, if it wanted, could place curbs on watching videos when it detects the car in motion. It already does that by preventing users from using the physical keyboard to search for a destination in Google Maps when the vehicle is in motion, and instead only allows using voice for search.