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The good news is that no BMW is going to run for 8 years

by cactusfrog 3y ago

ronsor 3y ago
Even if it does, whoever buys a BMW probably won't keep it for 8 years anyway.
- thot_experiment 3y ago
  my K75 is older than me!
- walrus01 3y ago
  Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300
somerandomqaguy 3y ago
Toyota was trying to jump onto the bandwagon too. https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-remote-start-into-a-subscription-service https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-... https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob-remote-start-subscription-plan-after-massive-blowback https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob... That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-dropping-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-from-2024-evs/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin... Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airbag-vest-will-stop-working-if-you-miss-a-payment https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba... Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like. Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-expansion-of-subscription-services-by-2030-generating-up-to-4-4-billion-revenue/ https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex... Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going.
- donmcronald 3y ago
  > That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point.

The good news is that no BMW is going to run for 8 years

ronsor 3y ago

Even if it does, whoever buys a BMW probably won't keep it for 8 years anyway.

thot_experiment 3y ago
my K75 is older than me!
walrus01 3y ago
Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300

somerandomqaguy 3y ago

Toyota was trying to jump onto the bandwagon too. https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-remote-start-into-a-subscription-service https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-... https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob-remote-start-subscription-plan-after-massive-blowback https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob... That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-dropping-apple-carplay-and-android-auto-from-2024-evs/ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin... Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airbag-vest-will-stop-working-if-you-miss-a-payment https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba... Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like. Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-expansion-of-subscription-services-by-2030-generating-up-to-4-4-billion-revenue/ https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex... Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going.

donmcronald 3y ago
> That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point.