BMW Adaptive Suspension Can Be Added via Subscription. Suspension As A Service (SAAS)

mindlight , 51 minutes ago (edited 1 minute ago)

So you purchase ordinary suspension but get active suspension that works exactly like ordinary suspension and cost like active suspension to service…

It’s time we get legislation that gives the consumer access to all encryption key pairs used in the product they purchased.

(For you who don’t know what encryption key pairs are used for: they are used for the software to know that a change order, like “activate suspension”, is legit and therefore will be executed.)

Sterile_Technique , 52 minutes ago

You know it’s just a matter of time before this shit starts being applied to budget cars.

…I really hope the tech crowd is working on jailbreaking this garbage.

barryamelton , 20 minutes ago

We try. We also pivot to open source to try and regain control because it’s the only way. We even share our passions with those who ask.

You folks just roll your eyes and put more money on their hands.

Ilovethebomb , 13 minutes ago

That would be the ultimate way to stop this. Let them put the hardware in, and then not make a cent off it, because a third party enables it for the customer.

Badeendje , 54 minutes ago (edited 9 minutes ago)

Haha… connection to server cannot be established. Suspension resetting to default.

This is extra hilarious in the face of the crib manufacturer that just decided to subscription paywall basic functions of their crib… or the slow cooker… And that’s just this week.

Game manufacturers pulling the plug on games they sold removing the servers yanking the games.

And now people think that you can buy a product that is going to last longer and costs several orders of magnitude more… and you can only hope that the manufacturer can be bothered to:

1. Keep the service safe and secure.
2. Have it be reliable.
3. Maintain it operational for the actual lifespan of the car (not some MBA’s definition of economic lifespan or something).
4. Not fuck with you on the price. (We’re not shutting down the servers, but the price will be 50 a month and 5 euros per adjustment).

But the sale case is easy… lease car drivers. This way they can enjoy premium functions not incorporated into the sale price of the car. I hope the IRS that taxes these things sees through this ploy and taxes the vehicles for installed functions wether you pay for them or not. Saw this happen with Tesla’s… taxed based on their initial price… and then the user added 15k of functions after a day… and the tax was still based on the original sticker price.

golli , 1 hour ago

If once you do not succeed, just try again next year. They tried and backtracked putting heated seats behind a paywall not even a year ago see here.

Unless laws are made to make this fundamentally illegal, they’ll just keep pushing until it sticks. And once one manufacturer succeeds, they’ll all follow.

N0body , 1 hour ago

“We’re pivoting from serving peasants to fleecing rich dumbasses that subscribe and pay monthly fees for features built into the car.”

And they’ll make money doing it. Because there will never be a shortage of people with more money than sense.

acosmichippo , 1 hour ago

eh, rich people car shop as well, and there is plenty of competition in that market. of course some people will still opt for BMW, we just have to hope enough go elsewhere to make them lose marketshare. but… it’s not looking good so far.

wintermute_oregon , 1 hour ago

The level of subscriptions has become insane

Kolanaki , 1 hour ago

Next up, Anti-lock brakes as a Subscription Service. ASS.

db2 , 2 hours ago

Oh look, another reason not to buy BMW, I’ll just add it to the other 456788656752 reasons.

jonne , 18 minutes ago

The problem is that once one manufacturer starts doing this, they’ll all do it, so you won’t even have the option of buying a new car without a subscription.