Nothing whatsoever inane
Nothing whatsoever inane about the headline. "If they haven't added it yet, they don't believe it to be in their economic interest." Losing thousands of potential buyers probably isn't in their economic interest either, but market place realities are not always predictable. Toyota was clearly caught flatfooted here.
I'm a lifelong Toyota fan going back to my 1982 Celica. Still, I won't be replacing my 2017 RAV4 with another when it comes off lease this month. I have AA in my second car (18 Honda Civic) and once you get used to having it (or Apple Car Play) there's no going back. I could replace my Android with an iOS, but that's an expense I would have to incur for the sake of Toyota's shortsightedness. No thanks. There are enough competitive models to choose from that include Android Auto.