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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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Post by smackeyacky »

Retric wrote: post #23
A_D_E_P_T wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Just like nowadays you can't buy a "dumb TV" You can, if you buy used. I know it's weird to buy a used TV, but they cost pennies on the dollar and you can get some really nice models without today's ubiquitous annoyances. Same goes for cars. If enough people refrain from buying new cars, and put in the effort to keep their older cars on the road, maybe manufacturers will take the hint.

Or just modify them. People used to replace their stereo, I suspect there would be a real market for add free infotainment systems.

This is already difficult on 20 year old vehicles, in the future it might be impossible.

The combination of weird speaker ohm specs, CAN Bus controlled factory amplifiers, integrated vehicle information systems (where the display is across several screens) in modern cars and the abandonment of the DIN stereo size make doing aftermarket installs harder and harder.

The Chinese are producing some astounding things - you can buy a drop-in centre console replacement for an older Chrysler 300C that looks factory but has a big touch screen, Carplay/Android Auto and a dongle that interfaces with the CAN bus based amplifier and steering wheel buttons. I suspect for really popular cars this will be an option, but it can't be done for every car released.

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

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Post by rikafurude21 »

bryanlarsen wrote: post #24
spudlyo wrote: post #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 visio…

> you can't buy a "dumb TV" They are sold as monitors and digital signage displays and cost a lot more than a consumer TV.

Every TV is essentially a dumb TV until you connect it to the internet. I bought a cheap TV and only use the remote to turn it on and have it connected via HDMI.

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Post by Apofis »

spudlyo wrote: post #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 visio…

This is absurd, they are attempting to turn your Car into a Cable TV set top box. Cable used to be ad free too! That's one of the biggest reasons everyone fled to Netflix.

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Post by mb7733 »

MaxBarraclough wrote: post #28
spudlyo wrote: post #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 visio…

> you can't buy a "dumb TV" Which is regrettable, but it's easy enough to just keep it offline. Presumably there's no such opt-out for drivers of these vehicles.

I bought a TCL smart tv and I was forced to connect to a network & sign in to something before I could use an external HDMI input. If there's a workaround I gave up finding it.

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Post by stragies »

recursivedoubts wrote: post #4

you will live to see man made enshitification beyond your comprehension

Or worse, some hacker/government locks your car doors, and turns your car into a remote-controlled 2-ton 140mph ground-to-ground projectile, while you're driving your kids to school.

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

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Post by smackeyacky »

NickC25 wrote: post #16

Absurd that cars are now seen as an advertising platform by car makers. A car's stereo or display system randomly blasting ads at you (the driver) should be treated for what it really is - intentionally distracting the driver when the vehicle is in operation. That shit should be illegal. It's dumb at best, and incredibly dangerous at worst.

Well, AM and FM radio are plagued with ads, always were and always will be. As far as I can see this is just a replacement for the fact that nobody listens to radio in their car any more.

There is an entire older generation that is used to ads being blasted in their cars. The visual assault is new though.

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