Inevitable. The ongoing costs of keeping IoT devices connected has to be paid for by someone. This is a consequence of short term strategic planning. Lifecycle costing is a concept new to the legacy manufacturers.

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Everyone wants in on rent seeking.

To be fair 3 years is a lifetime subscription for most GM vehicles gmauthority.com/blog/2019/11…

Coming next...airbag deployment as a subscription.

What happens when the subscription for this assisted driving feature expires while someone is on the highway?

Omfg. So this is what Angelica Skyler is gasping about.

Renault went one step further and actually removed physical buttons from their key so you have to buy the service. Sales guy told me it was a feature! Free service at start so only impacts non dealer resales.

This one has an actual running cost to it, at least. It says that it uses some special "high-definition maps".

Guess modding cars now gets a whole new meaning. I bet there is money to be made if you can unlock the full battery use in a Tesla without having to pay through the nose for it or get a monthly fee product for free. It's cable TV all over again!