Re:BMW charges extra for a ‘don’t blind other people’ softwa...
by NoPicklez on Monday March 29, 2021 @12:04AM
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I think that's a fair point and perhaps I was a little harsh. If the hardware is already in the car that you have paid for and its simply a software toggle then it is definitely just a cash grab, unless there are other services attached to it such as 3G/4G.
Realistically what I can see is that BMW would make it standard on all models and the price would be slightly higher. So arguably yes you would be paying for it, but you wouldn't have a choice.
The point I was trying to make originally was that as new safety developments are made you will always be able to make the argument that "They're making me pay xxx to be safer". Now I appreciate that there is a balance, but saying that a company is making you pay extra not to blind people is nonsense.
Realistically what I can see is that BMW would make it standard on all models and the price would be slightly higher. So arguably yes you would be paying for it, but you wouldn't have a choice.
The point I was trying to make originally was that as new safety developments are made you will always be able to make the argument that "They're making me pay xxx to be safer". Now I appreciate that there is a balance, but saying that a company is making you pay extra not to blind people is nonsense.