One year on, many Android users still can’t use audio in their cars properly

TL;DR

• Owners of several Pixel and Samsung phones have reported that they cannot properly use Bluetooth audio in their cars.
• The issue predominantly affects phones in the Pixel 7, 8, and 9 series across the stable and beta channels, though a few Samsung users are affected too.
• The issue has apparently existed for over a year, and Google has acknowledged it, but hasn’t fixed it.