Posted on 01/17/2022 8:07:13 AM PST by DoodleBob
On my 2012 Tacoma you can start it remotely. It is a great feature in the winter if you are parked out side during a snowstorm.
However, if you unlock the door you have to put the key in the ignition prior to touching anything else or it shuts itself off.
This was the first vehicle I have ever had with this option.
Just like the rear view camera, I would never buy another vehicle without it.
I think I remember reading your comment in agreement, but can’t recall if I commented.
Prescient.
“How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? “
DETAILS:
4.5 degree steering standard.
10 degree option $1733 OR $576 per year
10 degree standard on US models
Not soon, NOW.
BMW (in 2020) wants customers to pay a subscription fee to use features the car already has installed, like a heated steering wheel or adaptive cruise control
In July, BMW plans to launch a comprehensive software update on compatible cars that includes digital personalisation and on-demand functions. The way it works, the automaker explained via a press release, is that BMW will provide the car’s necessary hardware and software during assembly so that, later on, it can be activated according to the buyer’s preference. BMW envisions a situation where, for example, if one customer wanted a feature that wasn’t requested when they bought the car, it can be added afterward. And if that car came into new ownership with someone else, that new owner could also activate the features that they want.
Nah. Your new EV will lock all the doors and drive you to the nearest police station. The police will be notified in advance of your crime and will be waiting to escort you to your cell.
Or maybe your car will drive you to the new North American Gulag in the Yukon Territory.
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Just buy the base model and you’ll get a hard key. My 2021 Tacoma is a base SR, no FOB.
I know of LOTS of friends and coworkers getting offers for their pre-HAL vehicles, and the frequency has cranked up since supply chain problems crystallized.
It's real easy to run paranoid scenarios, where the government remotely drives you and your car off a cliff or turns off your homes' utilities because of a bad social credit score. It's always possible - the technology is there. Plausible? At this time, probably not because there are still too many people - centrists AND Deplorables - who'd be impacted and peeved. After all, even Statists don't want to die.
But running scenario analysis is a core element of any risk management function. And as they say, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't coming after you.
It’s not tin foil material at all, it will be a reality.
God how I hate the Twenty-First Century!
I missed it in the sun, coach. Thanks.
And, some folks have thought I’m crazy for keeping my old car on the road. Takes a key. No one wants to carjack it at all. No one wants it at all. No one breaks into it. No one keys it. No car payment. AC works very well. Stereo still works (but I don’t listen due to liberal content everywhere). No sunroof to leak. Gets 26-27 mpg. Have fun with all of that computerized stuff on your vehicles. Spent over $400 getting the front shocks repaired due to difficult parts availability. Still a win.
ROFL.
“God how I hate the Twenty-First Century!”
I love all the new technology
Tesla did this with their Auto Drive software.
The Auto Drive software is preloaded on all of the cars it is available on and is activated or not at the time of sale if or if not the buyer pays for the option.
I read in an article that if the car is sold the new owner must pay for the software again.
If the new owner gets the car serviced, the dealer deactivates the software at that time.
And for a Tesla a dealer is about the only place you can get it service, other than for tires.
No mechanical connection between basic controls and you. All sensors and actuators. Now they want vehicles connected to the internet. What could go wrong?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_by_wire#Uses_in_passenger_cars
I think I prefer a steering column connected to steering components. A brake pedal connected to the master cylinder. A gas pedal connected to the throttle.
This has become common with scientific equipment. Apparently it is cheaper to make all items top-of-the-line, rather than make different grades. It sounds like BMW only wants a one-time fee equal to what you would have paid initially.
But I agree, the X-as-service paradigm is awful.
I consistently refuse to pay for any “licenses” along these lines. The dealers try hard to sell you this BS. If enough people refuse to comply the business model will change. There’s always some schmuck that wants the gimmick bad enough though. If they try to sell you something critical like a subscription to start your car then you need to shop for a different car.
“I think I prefer a steering column connected to steering components. A brake pedal connected to the master cylinder. A gas pedal connected to the throttle.”
In RAIN/SNOW MODE my wife doesn’t have to worry about spinning my 750 hp Mustang.
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