I have a 2018 Subaru and a Pixel 2 and Android Auto is very unreliable. Every time the phone connects with the head unit, it asks if I want to grant access to contacts and every time I click yes. This seems like something it should remember.

I complained about the poor performance to my dealer and they replaced the stereo but that didn't really fix anything.

I wonder how difficult it would be to automate clicking on the notification to grant access to whatever it is that Android Auto thinks it needs access to?

Ah, yeah, I do some of the same with Llama (Android).

* Remind me on my phone when I'm at home, connect to car via BT, on weekdays, during "morning hours" to not forget my building access badge.

* Go into "silent mode" if I've been in proximity to my son's high school for more than 5 minutes (I'm usually there for some event where I should be silent).

* Various volume controls when I get to (or leave) home/work/etc.

* Change the screen to not auto-dim/off when running certain apps.

My car doesn't have Android Auto built in, only really bluetooth and Android Auto can launch at bluetooth, and mostly all those things. Dig around in the settings and have some fun. (though I'm not sure it has everything you'd want)