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[–] 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

JFC, what on earth am I going to do if I need to buy a car in 20 years?

Wait, no, that doesn't make sense either. What about the used car market? This is untenable. Hacks must emerge.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    What about the used car market?

    "Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access"

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They already do this, it's called tolls

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    For a lot of this type of stuff, the "lifetime subscription" is applies to the owner, not the vehicle. So when the vehicle is resold, the subscription doesn't transfer and the new owner has to buy it again (or do without). At least Volkswagon claims that this will go with the vehicle unlike companies like Tesla, but we'll see.

    Eventually, the manufacturer will stop supporting subscriptions on older cars. This could either because the money they bring in isn't worth the cost of continuing to support a dwindling number of older cars, some technical limitation, or an intentional decision to cut off older cars with the hope it will push people to buy a new car.

    Considering cars are expected to last 15-20 years, I'm guessing that these vehicles will not age well.

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