kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoWhen your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down13
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkWhen your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?arstechnica.comkirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours agoThey make it go through an app and a cloud service on purpose these days so they have an excuse to upsell you on a subscription.
minus-square50MYT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoNot all brands sell these features as a subscription. I chased this up with Ford over my car. They said we get them for free for the life of the vehicle, and as long as the 4g it needs to work exists. That’s got atleast 10 to 20 years left in it.
They make it go through an app and a cloud service on purpose these days so they have an excuse to upsell you on a subscription.
Not all brands sell these features as a subscription.
I chased this up with Ford over my car. They said we get them for free for the life of the vehicle, and as long as the 4g it needs to work exists. That’s got atleast 10 to 20 years left in it.