▲ 1334 ▼ Unpatchable AMD Chip Flaw Unlocks Paid Tesla Feature Upgrades (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 3 years ago by ijeff@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments Original source: https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/index.html#jailbreaking-an-electric-vehicle-in--or-what-it-means-to-hotwire-teslas-x-based-seat-heater-33049
[+] cia@lemm.ee -7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Because it's abusive and blatant rent seeking. Look, if there's an actual service feature that continually costs money to provide (eg.: a cell connection for distant remote start, GPS nav map updates, etc), charging a reasonable subscription fee for that is totally acceptable. But charging ongoing fees for fixed features like heated seats is 100% bullshit unless you're going to include some sort of service benefits like free repairs (which I doubt they're doing). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Because it's abusive and blatant rent seeking. Look, if there's an actual service feature that continually costs money to provide (eg.: a cell connection for distant remote start, GPS nav map updates, etc), charging a reasonable subscription fee for that is totally acceptable. But charging ongoing fees for fixed features like heated seats is 100% bullshit unless you're going to include some sort of service benefits like free repairs (which I doubt they're doing). permalink fedilink source parent