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BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-featu

• amelius 4y ago
  Our products are turning into vending machines, with the iPhone as the best example.
• ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  I wonder how much their subscription for the blinkers costs.
  • theandrewbailey 4y ago
    Probably a lot, judging by the cost of BMW blinker fluid.
• justaman 4y ago
  Toyota sells access to their remote start. This should be illegal.
  • mbreese 4y ago
    So does Acura/Honda. Used to be on the key fob, but now it’s through a phone app with a subscription. I thought it was ridiculous until I learned how it worked. Instead of being RF based, it works using Sirius XM satellite data pushes. I’m not sure how to feel about it now. I think the satellite version is more secure, but does have a different cost structure. (I only found this out when our account wouldn’t work for months. Then a few months ago there was a security issue with that system that reset our account.)
    • Firmwarrior 4y ago
      Secure, eh? https://mobile.twitter.com/samwcyo/status/1597792097175674880 https://mobile.twitter.com/samwcyo/status/159779209717567488... Tl;dr: They didn't actually bother to put security into the app > We could execute commands on vehicles and fetch user information from the accounts by only knowing the victim's VIN number, something that was on the windshield.