You know what would be terrible? Terrible in a sort of dystopian, capitalism-run-amok sort of way? Imagine buying a brand-new, fancy, premium-grade car. From an automaker with a respected name. Like, say, BMW. This is a machine with some status! Let’s say it costs, oh, $61,500, and you’re paying, what, about $1300 a month? Something […]
the ad appears when the car is started, with an option to play it or not being displayed on the screen. I suppose that’s better than it autoplaying, but just barely.
Also, it doesn’t play while you’re driving.
BTW, according to BMW it’s not an ad, lol:
To celebrate the partnership with Spider-Man™: Brand New Day, BMW has a special surprise for its drivers. The Spider-Man™ Animation will be available (in participating markets) to all customers with suitably equipped vehicles … bla bla bla
Once again: since there’s no way of getting around surveillance & IoT bullshit in cars, I’m just going to have to take extremely good care of my old clunker.
I will continue to pray for Slate to not completely suck. There’s a “smart” module that has a cellular modem, but it’s something you have to opt into and pay for it.
Same. I have a 2016 Subaru Outback that I wouldn’t mind giving to my daughter, but like hell am I buying anything connected to the Internet and tracking my every drive (for profit). Slate and to a lesser degree: Rivian are my only EV choices right now.
This would be a neat gimmick if it came with free tickets to the movie. Considering the price of the cars and the fact that only newish ones get the ad, they could afford it. It might even be positive PR.
It doesn’t make things much better, but:
Also, it doesn’t play while you’re driving.
BTW, according to BMW it’s not an ad, lol:
Once again: since there’s no way of getting around surveillance & IoT bullshit in cars, I’m just going to have to take extremely good care of my old clunker.
For now you can skip it. Later you need verification fuel for your car to do that.
I will continue to pray for Slate to not completely suck. There’s a “smart” module that has a cellular modem, but it’s something you have to opt into and pay for it.
What’s Slate? Interesting.
Same. I have a 2016 Subaru Outback that I wouldn’t mind giving to my daughter, but like hell am I buying anything connected to the Internet and tracking my every drive (for profit). Slate and to a lesser degree: Rivian are my only EV choices right now.
Ah yes, this is a partnership, not an ad.
Some marketing executive earned their paycheck for the month by coming up with this…
I already hate the random length warning to obey road laws.
This would be a neat gimmick if it came with free tickets to the movie. Considering the price of the cars and the fact that only newish ones get the ad, they could afford it. It might even be positive PR.