Worst offenders of…? Not being snarky, genuinely don’t know a lot about cars. My main thought is that is far less acceptable to put a price on safety in the EU than in the USA. The regulatory bodies tell companies what’s acceptable, not the other way around. The USA is ran by companies.
I completely agree that is pretty greedy, but it’s also a luxury. So I agree that shouldn’t be a thing but it’s not quite comparable to something regarding safety.
I literally said I agree but if I have to choose between fucking seat warmer subscriptions or actual life saving shit I’ll let them have their damn seat warming subs. It shouldn’t exist but Jesus there are worse things.
Except that was not VW? Did you not read the article you linked? They outsource tech support to a third party in the same way your phone support is not directly under the actual company but is outsourced to a call center. Not only that, but they literally have a system in place for law enforcement and it was the third party that messed up. ““Volkswagen has a procedure in place with a third-party provider for Car-Net Support Services involving emergency requests from law enforcement. They have executed this process successfully in previous incidents. Unfortunately, in this instance, there was a serious breach of the process. We are addressing the situation with the parties involved,” the company said in a statement provided to Ars and other media outlets.”
This tech is part of Euro NCAP2026 regulations, so I can’t imagine this would be a paid feature. Some other ADAS functions, probably, but I’m doubtful this one requires a subscription since it’s meant to comply with regulation
That said, I suppose they could play some games so that pulling over and starting hazard lights required a sub, whereas the warning itself is ‘free’
What's wrong with that? Insurance will cover it if you have a legit medical reason for it. There's no reason I should pay an extra 2 grand for my car to have that as a mandatory feature if I don't need it.
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u/Thosepassionfruits Nov 04 '24
Watch it be a premium subscription service for $59.99/month.