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lmao, as if you cancel your subscription car not go vroom vroom so quick [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] |
This is making my stomach turn but it's the future we're headed toward.
GM won't be adding Apple CarPlay and Android Auto anymore. They will use using some proprietary system which means they can charge subscriptions and gather that ever-lucrative data for themselves.
GM dealers and potential future customers are pissed. No CarPlay means people won't be buying GM. Ford will continue to use CarPlay for instance. So will Toyota. Tesla doesn't use it but they have no competition yet either. When electric vehicles are the norm from all all major manufacturers people will be looking for their CarPlay and whichever manufacturers DON'T charge subscriptions for features that shouldn't be subscription-based, like heated seats:
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month
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Other features that BMW is locking behind subscriptions (as per the company’s digital UK store) include heated steering wheels, from $12 a month; the option to record footage from your car’s cameras, priced at $235 for “unlimited” use; and the “IconicSounds Sport package,” which lets you play engine sounds in your car for a one-time fee of $117.
In the latter case, BMW notes that “the hardware for this feature has already been installed in your vehicle during production, at no extra cost.” How generous.
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I'm sick to my stomach.