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BMW Adaptive Suspension Can Be Added via Subscription. Suspension As A Service (SAAS)
(www.bmwblog.com)
Put Germany out of its misery already
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Imagine suffering an accident and having to pay a plus because of a feature you can't even use on the parts you replace. I feel this is non-competitive bullshit that is following the trend Elon Musk started, although it probably started much earlier.
Elon? Dude, fuck Elon, but even Tesla's only recurring paid features are $9.99 for cell connection, which is super reasonable, and $100 for FSD which is super unnecessary unless you really want to take a nap while your car murders some kids. BMW is just insane.
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They tried this with heated seats and no one wanted it, what made them think would we accept this?
German car makers have become such a joke in the last decade...
BMW is always making headlines with this crap, are there any other brands doing this shit? I know Hyundai IONIQ has a free trial for you to be able to unlock your car and whatnot with an app, later they will do it subscription based.
Most manufacturers are doing this.
Most people don’t seem to care since they understand there are ongoing server and infrastructure costs.
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FUCK these out of control capitalists jesus christ.
What ever happened to you buy a car and that’s it. No need for subscriptions to things like suspensions, steering wheels, running engines…. You know the things I bought.
And what happens when all the cars are like this? EAAS? (Enshittification As A Service)
If I own the car it's my hardware to use. If I don't own that suspension then someone needs to collect their property from my car.
TPB go brrrrrrrrrr
Anyone that buys a car that has shit like this is a fool.
True, however we must fight this because otherwise, when you need to buy a car, there won't be an option without a shitty subscription attached
Remember that some of is live in shitty cities with bad or no alternative ways of moving around
I agree totally, but I don't think it will matter with new vehicles. They're going to track you and spay on you more than your phone. I will forever drive old stuff. I'm a mechanic so that's a super easy option for me. I won't own anything new enough to spy on me, my car will be MY car.
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The article implies nobody even knew it already had this functionality. I'm sure the customers weren't told either.
I've heard for years that BMW was doing shit like this. Heated seats is what it started with. Toyota did it with remote start but I think they backed down after the outrage.
We need a FOSS car....