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Permission Denial: Accessing service <my.app.package.here>/.auto.AutoPanicService from pid=21403, uid=10219 requires androidx.car.app.permission.BIND_CAR_APP

The permission is listed in my manifest:
<!-- Android Auto Permissions-->
    <uses-permission android:name="androidx.car.app.permission.BIND_CAR_APP" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="androidx.car.app.permission.TEMPLATE_RENDER"/>

<!-- Android Auto-->
        <meta-data
            android:name="androidx.car.app.MinCarApiLevel"
            android:value="1" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.application"
            android:resource="@xml/automotive_app_desc" />

<service
            android:name=".auto.AutoPanicService"
            android:permission="androidx.car.app.permission.BIND_CAR_APP"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="androidx.car.app.CarAppService"/>
                <category android:name="androidx.car.app.category.MESSAGING" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data
                android:name="androidx.car.app.minCarApiLevel"
                android:value="1" />
            <!-- Add required permissions -->
            <meta-data
                android:name="distractionOptimized"
                android:value="true" />
</service>

//this is the @xml/automotive_app_desc.xml file
<automotiveApp>
    <uses name="template" />
    <uses name="notification" />
</automotiveApp>