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).
歐盟法院的一位顧問表示，谷歌拒絕向意大利能源公司Enel SpA開發的電動出行應用授予其Android Auto平台的訪問權限可能違反了競爭法。
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.
意大利反壟斷監管機構在2021年對谷歌母公司Alphabet Inc.(納斯達克股票代碼:GOOG)(納斯達克股票代碼:GOOGL)處以10200萬歐元($11320萬)的罰款，原因是谷歌阻止了Enel的JuicePass在Android Auto上的使用，該軟件可以將智能手機屏幕投影到車載信息娛樂系統屏幕上，路透社報道。
JuicePass is an app that lets users control their electric car chargers at any time from anywhere.
JuicePass是一款讓用戶隨時隨地控制他們的電動汽車充電裝置的應用程序。
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.
根據法院大法官Laila Medina的觀點，谷歌的拒絕行爲濫用了其主導地位，阻礙了第三方運營商開發的應用程序對該平台的訪問，對消費者產生了反競爭的影響。
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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.
谷歌提出了安全性以及JuicePass與Android Auto不兼容的特定模板缺失問題。谷歌向意大利國家委員會提起上訴，並表示已採取措施解決了這個問題。
"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.
谷歌發言人表示：「我們注意到了法院大法官的意見，並期待法院的最終決定。自此案件開始以來，我們一直在努力添加Enel要求的模板，許多類似的應用程序已經在全球範圍內在Android Auto上使用。」
CJEU judges, who will rule in the coming months, usually follow the majority of such non-binding opinions.
歐盟法院的法官將在未來幾個月內做出裁決，通常會遵循這類非約束性意見的大部分。
Price Action: Alphabet (GOOG) gained 0.50% to close at $158.60 on Thursday.
價格走勢：Alphabet (GOOG)週四上漲0.50%，收於158.60美元。
A majority of exchange-traded funds that hold the stock also gained on Thursday.
大多數持有該股票的交易所交易基金週四也上漲了。
- 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 Daily Target ETF (BATS:GOOX)下跌0.55%。
- 富達MSCI通訊服務指數etf (紐交所:FCOM)上漲0.35%。
- iShares全球通訊服務etf (紐交所:IXP)上漲0.58%。
- 先鋒通訊服務etf-vanguard (紐交所:VOX)上漲0.59%。
- 通訊服務選擇板塊SPDR基金 (紐交所:XLC)上漲0.29%。
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