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Example of what the ad looks like: https://www.thedrive.com/news/jeep-owners-say-pop-up-ads-for-extended-warranties-keep-blocking-their-touchscreens https://www

• rendaw 2y ago
  If their server forgets the saved settings during routine maintenance i.e. once a month.
  • ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
    That’s the Facebook model. They keep resetting privacy prefs, or creating new opt-out ones.
• grishka 2y ago
  What if you don't connect your car to the internet in the first place?
  • pjc50 2y ago
    I'm guessing it comes with its own connection via its own (manufacturer-paid) SIM.
    • grishka 2y ago
      So remove that? Or disconnect the antenna from the modem?
      • tekknik 2y ago
        you can’t without hacksaws and circuit modifications. you’d also lose map updates and any software updates.
        • grishka 2y ago
          You mean modern cars aren't designed to be easily serviceable?
          • tekknik 2y ago
            I mean yes, but also do you want the tracking module easily removed? it needs network access. do you want cars to be easier to steal?
• jazzyjackson 2y ago
  And also implies an always on connection to the mothership that can push arbitrary content to the infotainment system (which we can be sure is totally airgapped from the CAN bus right? right?) https://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ https://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-hig...
• jansan 2y ago
  Holy shit, you will have to pay me a lot of money to accept this in my car.
• deanc 2y ago
  From the article. > “This was an in-vehicle message designed to inform Jeep customers about Mopar extended vehicle care options. A temporary software glitch affected the ability to instantly opt out in a few isolated cases, though instant opt-out is the standard for all our in-vehicle messages. Our team had already identified and corrected the error, and we are following up directly with the customer to ensure the matter is fully resolved.” So everyone can put down the pitchforks now, unless you are assuming deliberate malfeasance.
  • nkrisc 2y ago
    Ads in your car should be opt-in, so the pitchforks are warranted.
    • raverbashing 2y ago
      Ads in your car should not. Must not. Can not. Shall not. Etc People should not even entertain the stupid idea
    • red-iron-pine 2y ago
      ads in a car should not happen, period, even if stopped. just because you're not moving this instant doesn't mean you shouldn't be paying attention. imagine you get to a stop sign, come to a complete stop, and then an ad pops on right as you're trying to figure out if you should make that right turn hell, the loud crash bang honk sounds on radio shows and radio ads have been banned in many places for that reason.
      • pavel_lishin 2y ago
        That used to happen every morning in the DFW area, right as I'd be driving to school. Drove me absolutely nuts. I think that pre-traffic-report sound effect probably contributed significantly to me purchasing a new head unit that let me play mp3s off burned CDs.
  • account42 2y ago
    An ad with a (theoretical) opt out is still an ad. I don't want to see any ads, especially in a paid product.
• touristtam 2y ago
  This and the reports of build-in options that are software disabled; this is such a dystopian society.
• netsharc 2y ago
  Aka the "Skip for now"/"Remind me later" button. I suppose the "Fuck off forever" action is to crash the car through the window of the dealership...
  • yndoendo 2y ago
    I don't know why some one would go for the low hanging fruit of the dealership. It should be corporate headquarters' window ...
    • johnnyanmac 2y ago
      Luigi's playing Mario Kart now, I see...