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BMW Is Showing Full-Screen Ads on Its Cars' Main Dashboard Control Display (consumerrights.wiki)
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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Yeah I should have clicked through to the source article. Good call.

My theory on the System / OS numbers being suspect was nothing. Just a coincidence. I should’ve known.

The article does seem to be rage bait though. Or at least its enraging to those who didn’t read the article thoroughly. It’s not as if the driver is being pestered with ads. An unobtrusive banner on one screen that is only visible when the vehicle starts up is hardly a “full screen ad” being forced on drivers.

[–] mikezane@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

I'm sorry, but to me, a banner ad across my car's screen is far too much. There should be zero ads from my car manufacturer in my car.Full stop. This is probably going to be the start of more ads creeping into the car.

BMW tried the heated seat subscription service. I wouldn't be surprised if they offer the ad free infotainment service in the next 5 years.

[–] rmunzio@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

This is what happened in mine (i think is system 7). A notification popped up (the same type you get for the xmas and halloween type of videos). You can choose to ignore it, or click on it and watch the video.