▲ 460 ▼ The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions (www.motor1.com) submitted 2 years ago by absquatulate@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 196 comments fedilink hide all child comments So far there's subscriptions for cruise control, adaptive beams, various navigation options, apple/google integration and my favorite, dual-zone climate.
[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) This subscription shit should be prohibited by law. The real problem here is that the FTC is failing to do its goddamn job. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And, well, Congress mainly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Not only ftc, the eu is as well.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) In the US we used to at least be able to reply on CA to pass laws to prevent a lot of this shit, which ended up benefitting most of the rest of the country. But they've been real tolerant/lazy too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Such a shame tbh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago And, well, Congress mainly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Not only ftc, the eu is as well.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) In the US we used to at least be able to reply on CA to pass laws to prevent a lot of this shit, which ended up benefitting most of the rest of the country. But they've been real tolerant/lazy too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Such a shame tbh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) In the US we used to at least be able to reply on CA to pass laws to prevent a lot of this shit, which ended up benefitting most of the rest of the country. But they've been real tolerant/lazy too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DacoTaco@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Such a shame tbh permalink fedilink source parent