← Back to context Comment by cactusfrog 3 years ago The good news is that no BMW is going to run for 8 years 5 comments cactusfrog Reply somerandomqaguy 3 years ago Toyota was trying to jump onto the bandwagon too.https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-...https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob...That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin...Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like.Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex...Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going. donmcronald 3 years ago > That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services.They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point. ronsor 3 years ago Even if it does, whoever buys a BMW probably won't keep it for 8 years anyway. walrus01 3 years ago Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300 thot_experiment 3 years ago my K75 is older than me!
somerandomqaguy 3 years ago Toyota was trying to jump onto the bandwagon too.https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-...https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob...That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin...Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like.Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex...Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going. donmcronald 3 years ago > That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services.They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point.
donmcronald 3 years ago > That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services.They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point.
ronsor 3 years ago Even if it does, whoever buys a BMW probably won't keep it for 8 years anyway. walrus01 3 years ago Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300 thot_experiment 3 years ago my K75 is older than me!
walrus01 3 years ago Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300
Toyota was trying to jump onto the bandwagon too.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-...
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob...
That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin...
Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...
Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like.
Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex...
Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going.
> That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services.
They think they’re going to tap into a lucrative market, but really they’re just selling trash at that point.
Even if it does, whoever buys a BMW probably won't keep it for 8 years anyway.
Or they'll wish they didn't when they encounter a basic repair part that costs $3300
my K75 is older than me!