▲ 569 ▼ Apple Cancels Work on Electric Car, Ending Decadelong Effort (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 2 years ago* by ioslife@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world 149 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] lemmy_user_838586@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago That does seem more like their kind of style permalink fedilink source parent [–] joneskind@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) TBF This is how luxury car manufacturers sell their options. Always have been. Space Karen sells his false self-driving option for €7500 as a software option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes, but historically the purchase of an option included the physical installation of that option and its associated hardware. Not just turning on parts of the car that are already in it, after you bought it. To be clear, I don't think anyone is arguing that options should not cost money. We're arguing against A) recurring subscriptions, and B) paying more money to activate features already built into the car you already bought. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. At a certain point luxury features stopped becoming standard and that’s associated with them being cheaper to install in every car but them deciding to sell it anyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you feel that Tesla’s charging for self driving is unfair? permalink fedilink source parent [–] dimath@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know the current circlejork but last time I've checked the self-driving required an additional processer inside the car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago For many options in cars, the sensors and electronics are already built in but disabled in software. It's cheaper to build while optimizing profit with options. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago "Base model is this, but if you want seat heaters that's another $8,000$10,000, if you want lane assist, that's another $5,000 $25,000 and requires a 512GB storage bump for $2,000" Ftfy to more realistic numbers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago That does seem more like their kind of style permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) TBF This is how luxury car manufacturers sell their options. Always have been. Space Karen sells his false self-driving option for €7500 as a software option. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes, but historically the purchase of an option included the physical installation of that option and its associated hardware. Not just turning on parts of the car that are already in it, after you bought it. To be clear, I don't think anyone is arguing that options should not cost money. We're arguing against A) recurring subscriptions, and B) paying more money to activate features already built into the car you already bought. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. At a certain point luxury features stopped becoming standard and that’s associated with them being cheaper to install in every car but them deciding to sell it anyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you feel that Tesla’s charging for self driving is unfair? permalink fedilink source parent [–] dimath@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know the current circlejork but last time I've checked the self-driving required an additional processer inside the car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago For many options in cars, the sensors and electronics are already built in but disabled in software. It's cheaper to build while optimizing profit with options. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yes, but historically the purchase of an option included the physical installation of that option and its associated hardware. Not just turning on parts of the car that are already in it, after you bought it. To be clear, I don't think anyone is arguing that options should not cost money. We're arguing against A) recurring subscriptions, and B) paying more money to activate features already built into the car you already bought. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. At a certain point luxury features stopped becoming standard and that’s associated with them being cheaper to install in every car but them deciding to sell it anyway permalink fedilink source parent [–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you feel that Tesla’s charging for self driving is unfair? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Exactly. At a certain point luxury features stopped becoming standard and that’s associated with them being cheaper to install in every car but them deciding to sell it anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Do you feel that Tesla’s charging for self driving is unfair? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dimath@ttrpg.network 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I know the current circlejork but last time I've checked the self-driving required an additional processer inside the car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago For many options in cars, the sensors and electronics are already built in but disabled in software. It's cheaper to build while optimizing profit with options. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago For many options in cars, the sensors and electronics are already built in but disabled in software. It's cheaper to build while optimizing profit with options. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago "Base model is this, but if you want seat heaters that's another $8,000$10,000, if you want lane assist, that's another $5,000 $25,000 and requires a 512GB storage bump for $2,000" Ftfy to more realistic numbers permalink fedilink source parent