Tesla aren't the only car company to dabble with a business model based on what the FSF calls antifeatures. [0] Mercedes and BMW have done similar things. [1][2]

[0] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/antifeatures

[1] https://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1121248_mercedes-benz-...

[2] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/03/business/bmw-options-soft... , discussed https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23763560