>>...if it hasn't already:
>>https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature
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>>ROFL - just saw The Register's snarky take on this: "Turn signals have been optional add-ons for decades, mind you"
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>And even so, they work only half of the time.
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>Last year I heard that when you sell a Tesla, most of the add-ons aren't transferable to the new owner, they are registered software options, and stay registered to you, can't sell them.

Gee whiz, cars are now sounding like newer-generation videogame consoles. How long before we start hearing stories about cars that stop working if they lose Internet connectivity?