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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by Retric on Monday December 11, 2017 @01:53PM (#15899292)
I suspect they spend a lot of time designing these packages.

From their perspective it should be setup like cable subscriptions. So, different segments buy the same package for different reasons.

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by bostik on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:35PM (#15900696)
> From their perspective it should be setup like cable subscriptions

You are standing in the maze of twisty little options, all of which suck.

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Re:Automakers: Don't Ask Customers What They Want by Retric on Monday December 11, 2017 @07:47PM (#15902181)
Yea, for a real world example.

Acura TLX has the option for automatic cruse control, lane followings, and automatic breaking. It has a second option for blind spot detection and several other things. Want both? They have a third option that includes both plus some other stuff but it costs even more.

I mean why blind spot detection as part of the safty package when you can charge 3x as much to include it.

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