It seems that anytime a company sells a product that can connect to the internet, they can't help it, they have to attempt to exploit that to their advantage over the consumer.

It's why I attempt to prevent all devices from connecting with the exception of my phone and computers- which I put behind barriers like pi-hole.

I'm not looking forward to having to remove the GPS and cellular modems from whatever car I eventually have to buy.

Along that subject, anyone with a Tesla open up their left rear view and fuck with the modem in there?

This will very likely be an app inside "Toybox" - where there are other fun/goofy/pointless apps like replacing the car's horn with goat bleating / fart noises, light show, romance mode, changing the car's path to rainbow etc.

If that's the case, this may actually be fun. The only notification a user may get would be in release notes when updates happens. It may not be an ad in the way most users understand what an ad is, as in, its not going to play when you turn on the car. That said, Tesla is probably getting paid for this.

Where are the regulators banning ads in cars?

This is one of the few cases that’s trivial to enforce/monitor.

If it's the same ones who are supposed to prevent you from saying you have Full Self Driving when you in fact do not have Full Self Driving and it kills people, don't get your hopes up.

They're working for a Federal Government with close ties to Tesla's CEO.

No way the current administration pays any attention to regulating this (unless there's speech in the ads they disagree with).

> Where are the regulators banning ads in cars?

Why does it need to be banned? I’m failing to see the safety significance in this implementation.

>> The update enables owners to turn their in-car visualization into a Tron bike.

> Why does it need to be banned? I’m failing to see the safety significance in this implementation.

What reason could there be to do this other than to draw the driver's attention to the screen, away from the road. I would say that's at least safety adjacent.

Lol, the screen is there to be used. This adds a fun optional style.

This is like asking if there is a non disturbing reason to have a custom shifter or paintjob

> would say that's at least safety adjacent

Sure. But not trivially worth banning beyond a myriad of other touchscreen elements.

So do the radio ads?

(or lack of physical controls)

>'please drink verification can to continue'

Now we just need the 'please watch verification ad to reach your destination' and the circle will be complete.

It already had ads for years. In YouTube app.

p.s. electrek are hardcore anti-Tesla.

I'm noting the cultural alignment of Tesla ownership given the references to "woke" in the article.