Is this a known issue: no media info displaying in the car with Bluetooth with Oreo 8.1.0

[Android Central Question]

I have an Essential Phone. On the old Nougat system, when I would play Bluetooth music the artist and song titles etc would be displayed on my 2012 Civic SI info screen. Now since Oreo this info is not displayed. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, when will it be fixed? Going back to Nougat looks dauntingly complicated,