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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by darkclouds on Friday August 04, 2023 @08:42AM (#36999175)
> if they succeed, are going to be ad filled experiences.

So will self driving taxis be an experience where the passenger is bombarded with adverts projected onto all the glass so you cant see where you going?

I'm surprised this has not already appeared in the US!

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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by cykotic on Friday August 04, 2023 @09:57AM (#37000138)
Seven years ago I got a taxi in Las Vegas to go from the airport to my hotel. The whole ride had ads blaring from the radio and the backseat area was filled with display ads. I’ve never taken a taxi since then. What you describe will be a thing in the U.S. if self driving becomes a thing. We already can’t get gas without being bombarded with ads. To me this fact is the main reason I hope to get an electric car someday.
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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by JohnFen on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:51AM (#37001680)
> We already can’t get gas without being bombarded with ads.

Thank goodness this hasn't become common in my part of the country yet. The only gas stations that do this are the ones near the major hotels that out-of-towners stay at (where the gas is also more expensive), so they're easily avoided.

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Re:Even people who bought Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses don’t... by JohnFen on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:49AM (#37001658)
> I'm surprised this has not already appeared in the US!

It has, but on touchscreen displays instead of the windows. It's exceedingly terrible.

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