Zzyzx comments on Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For

Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

[–] Zzyzx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 2 years ago (7 children)

But I'm still not allowed to touch my cellphone while behind the wheel because the screen is too distracting, right?

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[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This what I don’t get, those huge “infotainment” screens are perfectly acceptable, but you can’t answer a phone.

Edit; missed the letter “a”.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago*

You are typically allowed to have limited interaction with a mounted phone.

You can't pick your phone up or anything like that, but you are allowed some very limited usage if it's mounted. It's no different than a built in car dash at that point.

However, fuck this, this is beyond expected use, and is definitely going to cause distracted driving.

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[–] kungen@feddit.nu 3 points 2 years ago

You're usually not supposed to interact with the screen either when driving, and it's easier to put your hand back on the wheel when the screen is mounded instead of dropping your phone... but I get what you mean.

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