So far there’s subscriptions for cruise control, adaptive beams, various navigation options, apple/google integration and my favorite, dual-zone climate.

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    8 months ago

    Things that legitimately rely on an outside service are different. You understand how those are different, right?

    Cruise control doesn’t require Audi to maintain a fucking server for you.

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      I have a different look on this, but it’s just the way i see it: if a manufacturer puts a function in your car that requires them to run a server then that server is on them, they put the function in there not me.

      I buy the car, it’s mine in all it’s functionality. If they don’t want that, then don’t put it in.

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      I am ok with a charge for things that require the manufacturer to run a server. But only if that charge is related to the actual cost , and that cost is unavoidable. Regarding that last point: my Garmin satnav lets me use my own mobile data to get live traffic information. Car makers don’t give you that option.

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        8 months ago

        Car makers don’t give you that option.

        Except they do if you have Android Auto. Literally none of that has any bearing whatsoever on subscriptions for cruise control though.

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          8 months ago

          According to the article, apple car play and android auto also require a subscription. So no, they don’t give you the choice.

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            8 months ago

            Subscription to a cell carrier maybe? I’ve used Android Auto in particular a bunch. It connects to my phone and uses Google maps, which is non subscription. Admittedly it’s been a bit, I suppose Google could have crippled it since I last used it, but I have my doubts. My mother uses it regularly and I guarantee she’d be throwing a fit if she needed to pay to do so.

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              8 months ago

              Nope. Read the first line of the article. Apple CarPlay won’t work unless you pay Audi a subscription fee. I’m not surprised, I had an A3 a few years ago and that already had subscriptions built in. But they came with a 3 year license and Audi UK would extend that for a year at a time, free of charge as they had not worked out how to charge for it. They have worked it out now.