I wonder if you will get car radios with an 'ad-blocker' that will cut out radio ads and play their own in the gaps created. Sort of like Brave browser was trying to do.
Would this be legal?
Ford patents in-car system that eavesdrops so it can play you ads
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#132Everything is becoming about ads. Ads, ads everywhere. On phone, on computer, now even car. This despite everyone knowing that consumers HATE ads. It's like companies are using ads as a ransom. Pay us more money on a regular basis else we will make your life miserable with ads and more ads.
Wall Street demands infinite growth. The Fed raised interest rates above zero, so money isn't free* anymore. Treating your customers like human beings, rather than bags of money with legs that it is your bounden duty to drain dry, just isn't popular anymore.
* for a certain value of "free"
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#133> Submitting patent applications is a normal part of any strong business as the process protects new ideas and helps us build a robust portfolio of intellectual property. The ideas described within a patent application should not be viewed as an indication of our business or product plans. Who are they kidding seriously ? In my country they sell Dacia car, that's the cheapest and 'shitiest' car you can buy that is ma…
> even the windows doesn't have electrical motor for the passenger I guess this may depend on the specific trim you purchase? I personally have a 2022 Jogger something or other and all of my windows are push-button electric.
Yes,i may be wrong about other car because i only checked the sandero.
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#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
> It’s going to be interesting to see what we can do against ads on devices like cars though If you can find a way to get by with minimal car use, it’s amazing. Not possible for many/most, but wow is Ford trying to push people away. > the next iteration will see people pirating stuff again With automation the world has become amazing. The first rule of fight club applies.
Well, I don’t know. Buying a dumb TV is more expensive than getting a „smart“ one these days, and I understand why. Doubt it will be different with cars.
I don't. You aren't signing some contract that the item will cost less woth ads- because it doesn't.
They charge us more for a dumb tv because they know we hate ads enough to pay more to lose them.
Ad companies have become actual Mafia.
They should be paying us for our attention. Period.
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#135The dystopian future of mobility will be free-to-ride, self-driving cars operating as taxis where we have to pay to exit and are incentivized to pay to opt-out of ads.
That sounds like a maintenance nightmare. Owners maintain vehicles, renters have no incentive to, but people who feel trapped in a vehicle that requires an exit fee and treats them adversarially with ads will feel incentivized to vandalize the vehicle.
there will be a thousand cameras and face scanning and you'll get in the "no drive list" for vandalizing the car.
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#136The dystopian future of mobility will be free-to-ride, self-driving cars operating as taxis where we have to pay to exit and are incentivized to pay to opt-out of ads.
Non-premium subscription users will be driven through less efficient routes and dirt roads to increase ad watchtime and reduce congestion for premium customers. If you don't tip the driverless car in advance, it may choose to eject you at any point, potentially leaving you even further from your destination than you were
I bet the more likely option is that it will force you to drive through a restaurant drive through whether you want to buy something there or not. Most people are gonna be like "I'm here and having to wait anyway, I may as well". I know it'd work on me if I wouldn't refuse out of the principle of it
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
And then, once everyone is paying more, they pull the coup de grace, and show you ads again! Netflix and Prime and Spotify started with this a while ago; I guess the temptation is just too big to let corporate greed run free. I guess we’ve come full circle, and the next iteration will see people pirating stuff again. It’s going to be interesting to see what we can do against ads on devices like cars though…
> It’s going to be interesting to see what we can do against ads on devices like cars though If you can find a way to get by with minimal car use, it’s amazing. Not possible for many/most, but wow is Ford trying to push people away. > the next iteration will see people pirating stuff again With automation the world has become amazing. The first rule of fight club applies.
Ad replacement for radio/streams.
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#138Well I have added ford to my what is becoming a long list of Autos I will never buy.
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#139When I'm filling my gas tank and the screen on the pump is blaring ads at me I want to smash it. Car companies, please don't also make us want to smash our dash-boards.
I get back in my car and drive to another gas station when that happens (unless it’s the only gas station nearby and I’m REALLY low)
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#140Louis rossmann video talking about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5euh13nd10g Had a decision earlier this year to buy a Tesla vs a dumber car. 2019 Silverado I think has the best middle ground on terms of "smart" tech that is still easy to repair and doesn't sell my info to insurance companies.
> still easy to repair By the time you get to 2019 and the GM T1XX platform the entire drivetrain is as complex as any modern vehicle: AFM/DFM, VVT, E85, Active Thermal Management, Start/Stop, 10L80/90, dynamic stability, etc. In other words, once it starts breaking down out of warranty, repair is uneconomic: non-dealer shops and owners don't have the tools, can't get affordable parts and aren't qualified to do the w…
I don’t think manufacturers are purposely making the cars harder to repair - they have to meet stricter and stricter fuel and air quality standards, so need more and more tech to squeeze out more /same performance while burning less fuel, or burning more thoroughly.