Android auto also works fine for me. I haven't used an android phone in years so I can only compair it to apple car play. There are extra configuration steps to make it work but its not hard (just have to read some messages and go through some menus)
Apple car play "just works".
Alberta has no rats. Rats are an invasive species in the Americas, and the Albertan government has effectively made the province rat-free.
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(This also unfortunately means domestic rats are forbidden in Alberta).