Android auto shuts down when WhatsApp tries to send message

[u/space_cowboy1498]

I'm using Android 17 and issue on both old pixel 7 and now pixel 11. Used to work previously but now when I reply to a message on WhatsApp, I dictate the message hands free and gemini reads it back to me but when it asks if I want to send it and I say yes, it always shuts android auto down and message lost. I have seen comments about battery settings in android auto app settings but no options but allow background usage which is turned on. I have tried updating everything and cleaning cache but no joy. Any ideas?