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Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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Can they take the car back? I'd want to return it. No one should reasonably be expected to ask if their car is going to shove ads in their face before buying. Was this something they saw during test drives?

Increasingly, it looks like my next new car is going to have to be an old car.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

#6
You wouldn't run an ad blocker on your car...

> But the problem could presage a more significant issue for future drivers. Last year, Ford filed a patent for an in-car advertising system that would use the car’s speakers and display screen to serve ads to drivers and passengers. That system would also use the car’s GPS tracker to serve ads relevant to the driver’s route.

This is some Black Mirror type dystopian vision of the future for me. Just like nowadays you can't buy a "dumb TV" I imagine in the future it might be impossible to buy a dumb car that doesn't have these kinds of features built into the head unit.

Re: Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

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post #3

Can they take the car back? I'd want to return it. No one should reasonably be expected to ask if their car is going to shove ads in their face before buying. Was this something they saw during test drives? Increasingly, it looks like my next new car is going to have to be an old car.

for sure they signed their life away on some form they did not read when buying the car :)
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