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The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions (www.motor1.com)
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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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[–] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Does this apply to Europe too?

Has this been cracked, meaning people using these features bypassing the paywall?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Seems like this practice is banned in the EU, yeah.

    Relevant article

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    The Dutch article that they look to doesn't say what they think it says. In Netherlands there are legal implications to change the amount of power of engine after it is sold.

    The article doesn't is solely about engine power. Not about any other subscription option to enable something.

    I also wouldn't see how a stupid subscription would be banned by some EU law. Aside from e.g. engine power.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    From the article:

    It should be noted that this subscriptions-for-features model applies to the European-spec A3. An Audi spokesperson declined to comment on whether these in-car subscriptions will also make it to the US when the car goes on sale for 2025.

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