In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?
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Then maybe don’t make them rely on external servers? Your car has a computer, put the server there.
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But you have that, except on one central server.
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$59 is still too much to ask for what amounts to just a few API calls to some cloud service.
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Remote lock & unlock? It’s literally been a feature of dumb cars since the 90s.
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You realize that maintaining a server that would allow that costs pennies?
You wouldn’t pay $150 for a lollipop, but somehow people think this is ok.
This problem exists exactly because of people like you, thinking it’s OK to pay for the features you already paid for.
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looking through that list fully half are internal only , or tied to the remote that comes with the vehicle. no 3rd party required.
i understand all the cellular-required bits… ‘find my car’… but remote start? my brand new vehicle has remote start with no subscription.
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They’ll make you pay for it, while simultaneously collecting usage data via the app, and further turning a profit off you.
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