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Re:Car feature subscriptions should be illegal, New Jersey L... by thr0wawayf00 on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:27PM (#33325445)
I'd happily pay a monthly fee for something like an integrated dash cam instead of trying to figure out how to mount an external camera that messes with my car's LIDAR. There are so many opportunities to build value-added services onto cars but they just can't help themselves.
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Re:Car feature subscriptions should be illegal, New Jersey L... by InCityDreams on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @12:16AM (#33326165)
>I'd happily pay a monthly fee for something like....but they just can't help themselves

They can help themselves. And you're assisting by being their ideal customer - willing to pay.

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Re:Car feature subscriptions should be illegal, New Jersey L... by Cipater on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @01:49AM (#33326711)
Why on earth do you want to pay a monthly fee for that? You actively prefer it to be a subscription?
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Re:Car feature subscriptions should be illegal, New Jersey L... by lizen_one on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @04:56AM (#33327972)
What car do you have that comes with a LiDAR? Is it already used for a useful driving assistant?
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