Google Blocks Android Auto Access, May Violate EU Rules, According To Court Adviser
Google Blocks Android Auto Access, May Violate EU Rules, According To Court Adviser
Google's refusal abuses its dominant position by obstructing access by an app developed by a third-party operator to the platform, producing anti-competitive effects to the detriment of consumers, according to Court Advocate General A refusal by Google to grant an e-mobility app made by Enel SpA access to its Android Auto platform may violate competition laws, according to an adviser with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
欧盟法院（CJEU）的一位顾问表示，谷歌拒绝授予Enel SpA开发的电动汽车应用程序访问其Android Auto平台的权限，这可能违反竞争法。
Italy's antitrust regulator fined Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) 102 million euros ($113.2 million) in 2021 for blocking Enel's Juice Pass on Android Auto, software that projects a smartphone screen onto a car's infotainment screen, Reuters reported.
路透社报道，意大利反垄断监管机构在2021年对谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克股票代码：GOOG）处以10200万欧元（1.132亿美元）的罚款，原因是该公司在Android Auto上封锁了Enel的Juice Pass，该软件将智能手机屏幕投射到汽车的信息娱乐屏幕上。
JuicePass is an app that lets users control their electric car chargers at any time from anywhere.
JuicePass是一款允许用户随时随地控制电动汽车充电器的应用程序。
Google's refusal abuses its dominant position by obstructing access by an app developed by a third-party operator to the platform, producing anti-competitive effects to the detriment of consumers, according to Court Advocate General Laila Medina.
法院检察长莱拉·麦地那表示，谷歌的拒绝滥用了其主导地位，阻碍了第三方运营商开发的应用程序访问该平台，从而产生了反竞争影响，损害了消费者的利益。
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Google raised concerns over security and absence of a specific template in refusing to make JuicePass compatible with Android Auto. Google, which appealed to the Italian Council of State, said it has since taken action to resolve the issue.
谷歌拒绝让JuicePass与Android Auto兼容，对安全性和缺乏具体模板表示担忧。向意大利国务委员会提出上诉的谷歌表示，此后已采取行动解决这个问题。
"We note the opinion of the Advocate General and await the final decision of the Court. Since this case started, we have worked to add the template Enel asked for, and many similar apps are already available globally on Android Auto," a Google spokesperson said.
“我们注意到检察长的意见，并等待法院的最终裁决。自本案开始以来，我们一直在努力添加Enel要求的模板，许多类似的应用程序已经在Android Auto上全球上市，” 谷歌发言人说。
CJEU judges, who will rule in the coming months, usually follow the majority of such non-binding opinions.
CJEU的法官将在未来几个月内作出裁决，他们通常会遵循大多数此类不具约束力的意见。
Price Action: Alphabet (GOOG) gained 0.50% to close at $158.60 on Thursday.
价格走势：周四，Alphabet（GOOG）上涨0.50％，收于158.60美元。
A majority of exchange-traded funds that hold the stock also gained on Thursday.
持有该股的大多数交易所交易基金也在周四上涨。
- T-Rex 2X Long Alphabet Daily Target ETF (BATS:GOOX) slipped 0.55%
- Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF (NYSE:FCOM) ticked up 0.35%
- IShares Global Comm Services ETF (NYSE:IXP) went up 0.58%
- Vanguard Communication Services ETF (NYSE:VOX) gained 0.59%
- Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLC) edged up 0.29%
- T-rex 2X Long Alphabet每日目标ETF（BATS: GOOX）下跌0.55％
- 富达摩根士丹利资本国际公司通信服务指数ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：FCOM）上涨0.35％
- iShares全球通信服务ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：IXP）上涨0.58％
- Vanguard 通信服务ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：VOX）上涨0.59％
- 通信服务精选行业SPDR基金（纽约证券交易所代码：XLC）小幅上涨0.29％
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