Car showed pop-up while driving

SiriusXM periodically demands that I assent to their new terms and conditions (despite the fact that I’m frequently on a trial or pre-paid subscription). I think I can ignore/dismiss it indefinitely without it cutting service to the radio but eventually I get so tired of seeing it each time I start my car, I just agree to it. So, exactly what they want to happen. Well played, SiriusXM.

I sort of can’t believe that there haven’t been more court cases on clickwrap licenses. They seem pretty obviously to be procedurally unconscionable, but I guess there’s generally no money in challenging them. I wish at least Congress would make arbitration provisions illegal in consumer contracts (or at a minimum require a meaningful opportunity to opt out).

This is why I refuse to buy anything after a certain date when it comes to cars. Luckily I have the ability and resources to maintain and fix my own vehicle.

Reminds my of when I tried to resurrect and old DJI drone with an out of date iPad mini for a controller. I turn on drone, launch the app and try several times to take off and fail. Try one last time assuming failure and it starts to take off! But then...

Just as the drone starts to drift towards me, several notifications pop up within the app/iOS preventing control and sending me into a panic.

Drone hits the house shredding a few blades, starts to careen and then before it hits me, a brave family member grabs the landing strut and keeps it in a death grip until I can dismiss the warnings and "land".

The real impetus behind electric cars is vendor lock in and monitoring. It brings a clean slate to the currently robust repair market.

I have a 2021 Skoda Scala that does this, it’s incredibly annoying. It tells me there is a software update, but in the same message says that it can’t do it while driving…