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It's hard to believe they weren't acquired. The amount of driving data they have must be huge.
by webbdev 6y ago
It's hard to believe they weren't acquired. The amount of driving data they have must be huge.
- CrazedGeek 6y agoThey were, SiriusXM acquired them just over three years ago: https://blog.automatic.com/automatic-siriusxm-4dfbc9a6885c https://blog.automatic.com/automatic-siriusxm-4dfbc9a6885c
- toomuchtodo 6y agoSiriusXM not shutting down yet?
- TylerE 6y agoHighly unlikely. The big money sink is already spent (launching the satelites).
- runako 6y agoThe satellites are likely much cheaper than the ongoing costs for content. It looks like they are spending over $2B annually on content fees. They could launch a lot of satellites with $2B per year.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoSpaceX should strike a deal with Spotify (StarLink “Constellation” as a competitor to SiriusXM)!
- gremlinsinc 6y agoWhy would spotify even need spacex? I mean... it's just the internet...they already have access to that, and so does everyone else. 4g connectivity to your car is probably simple and could be done if needed or a lot of people just link their phone to the radio.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoJust as XM has use case specific hardware just for audio in cars and semi trucks, you’d need a StarLink terminal to get just audio content over StarLink’s constellation. Hence, a deal with a content provider (Tesla did this with Slacker radio in their cars). Not every vehicle might need or want a full blown satellite ground terminal that can provide IP service.
- jandrese 6y agoWow, they spend $2B/year on content and somehow manage to only have Clearchannel garbage stations? They're getting ripped off.
- battery_cowboy 6y agoSatellites cost a ton to maintain, and need to be replaced eventually.
- TylerE 6y agoThey just launched two fresh ones last year so they’re good for the next 15-20 years
- jabroni_salad 6y agoThey are kept alive by how annoying it is to cancel the service and avoid future 'complimentary' reactivations.
- floatingatoll 6y agoIf you live in California, you can require them to delete your information so that they can't contact you about your radio ID any longer.
- speedgoose 6y agoPerhaps there is better datasets for sale. The added information compared to what Google or Apple are collecting is perhaps ODB metrics, but I'm not sure whether ODB metrics of gaz cars have a lot of value.