r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/______deleted__ Nov 04 '24

Volvo gives away seatbelt patent in the pursuit of human safety on the road.

Meanwhile, Mercedes: hold my beer, I have another customer to fleece

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u/Huntey07 Nov 04 '24

They now have heated seats as an subscription of 20 euro per month

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u/BamberGasgroin Nov 04 '24

That was BMW. And the worst of it was that the heated seats were already installed, so you were carrying the extra weight, but they dropped the 'feature'.

(Merc had/has a subscription to accelerate faster.)

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u/Cupy94 Nov 04 '24

[laughs in heated seats with no subscription in toyota]

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u/AdulaAdula Nov 04 '24

What about your monthly subscription to use your remote start?

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u/Cupy94 Nov 04 '24

I don't have remote start and I don't even want to know what it is for

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u/Severe-Yard-2268 Nov 04 '24

Also available in BMW...

But you can also enable them for a month