It seems that anytime a company sells a product that can connect to the internet, they can't help it, they have to attempt to exploit that to their advantage over the consumer.
It's why I attempt to prevent all devices from connecting with the exception of my phone and computers- which I put behind barriers like pi-hole.
I'm not looking forward to having to remove the GPS and cellular modems from whatever car I eventually have to buy.
This will very likely be an app inside "Toybox" - where there are other fun/goofy/pointless apps like replacing the car's horn with goat bleating / fart noises, light show, romance mode, changing the car's path to rainbow etc.
If that's the case, this may actually be fun. The only notification a user may get would be in release notes when updates happens. It may not be an ad in the way most users understand what an ad is, as in, its not going to play when you turn on the car. That said, Tesla is probably getting paid for this.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 22.2 ms ] threadNow we just need the 'please watch verification ad to reach your destination' and the circle will be complete.
This is one of the few cases that’s trivial to enforce/monitor.
It's why I attempt to prevent all devices from connecting with the exception of my phone and computers- which I put behind barriers like pi-hole.
I'm not looking forward to having to remove the GPS and cellular modems from whatever car I eventually have to buy.
If that's the case, this may actually be fun. The only notification a user may get would be in release notes when updates happens. It may not be an ad in the way most users understand what an ad is, as in, its not going to play when you turn on the car. That said, Tesla is probably getting paid for this.
p.s. electrek are hardcore anti-Tesla.