Google Revamps In-Car Play Store, Adds Starz, Firefox and Ludo King

The update matters less for the specific apps than for the interface shift: Google is treating the parked car as a media consumption environment, and letting YouTube audio persist once driving resumes blurs the line between parked entertainment and in-motion listening. That distinction is where automakers, regulators and safety advocates tend to push back. With the rollout spanning a large installed base of Google built-in vehicles, whether persistent audio becomes a template for other apps is the open question.