You may not have to pay a monthly fee to keep your butt warm, but BMW isn't backing down from subscription features.
  • Pyr@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    So how does the car know if your subscription is valid?

    Is it going to be like Microsoft when every so often your subscription is a deactivated until you can validate it again?

    So your car will need to have constant connectivity to wifi or at least reconnect each day/week/month to confirm the subscriptions are still active?

    • towerful@programming.devEnglish
      12·
      5 days ago

      Nah, they have a cellular data connection.
      It pays for itself, because the car manufacturer can sell the driving data to insurance companies.
      And now it’s used to make sure your brakes subscription is up to date

      • scala@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        Yup and Toyota and all the other major companies have been selling your data since 2018. Some even earlier.