Current Events > I can't believe cars are now being sold with "Day 1 DLCs".

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After you buy your Tesla, you can pay more to unlock the auto driving feature, faster acceleration, and even more battery life. The car literally already comes with all the hardware necessary to achieve this; it's just that you have to pay extra afterwards, and they'll unlock it via software.

What a time we live in.

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I dont know much about Teslas, is this legit?

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The windshield should play ads when you are stopped.

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Burn down capitalism!!!!!

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I had plans to buy a Tesla in the near future, but I might just stick with my 90's sports cars instead.

ReignFury posted...

I dont know much about Teslas, is this legit?

Yea. Here's an article where a hacker hacked the upgrades lol:
https://electrek.co/2020/06/10/tesla-hacker-unlocks-performance-upgrade-acceleration-boost/amp/

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FF_Redux posted...

The windshield should play ads when you are stopped.

The big ass screens in the middle should. Imagine that.

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Tesla can also remotely disable features on you without notifying you.

IE- a guy goes on a trip after replacing a fender on his own. He brought the telsa in for service later on for something else, they noticed the fender was swapped and they didn't do it, so while the guy was on a road trip with his family, they disabled his access to supercharging stations and held the feature behind a 5 figure ransom so they could "recertify the car"...for a fucking fender.

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IdiotMachine posted...

Yea. Here's an article where a hacker hacked the upgrades lol:
https://electrek.co/2020/06/10/tesla-hacker-unlocks-performance-upgrade-acceleration-boost/amp/

is it legal to hack their stuff and sell it cheaper lol?

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pogo_rabid posted...

Tesla can also remotely disable features on you without notifying you.

IE- a guy goes on a trip after replacing a fender on his own. He brought the telsa in for service later on for something else, they noticed the fender was swapped and they didn't do it, so while the guy was on a road trip with his family, they disabled his access to supercharging stations and held the feature behind a 5 figure ransom so they could "recertify the car"...for a fucking fender.

that sounds like it should be illegal

Weezy_Tha_Don posted...

is it legal to hack their stuff and sell it cheaper lol?

It's piracy. Also, the upgrades are tied to the car, not the user account, so lets say you have a p100d fully kitted out, you crash it and get the same model, even though it's just a software license you already paid for, you need to rebuy it.

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Zikten posted...

that sounds like it should be illegal

Tesla does a lot of shady shit.

For example, their autopilot was already done by other big car companies, but because it's not technically legal. Tesla just opted for the "apologize after the fact" option and put a realatively unproven and untested product out in the streets.

Also the covid bullshit, forcing their workers back into an unsafe work environment because $$$ is more important than everything else.

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Don't buy a Tesla. Problem solved.

But yes, that's lame of them.

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Yes they do a lot of shady shit but

but
but

their cars are so damn slick.

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This is a common practice in many industries just FYI

i used to work for a company that manufactures hospital equipment, there were several upgrades that were just enabling a software option or installing a different version of software to the same machine

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pogo_rabid posted...

Tesla can also remotely disable features on you without notifying you.

IE- a guy goes on a trip after replacing a fender on his own. He brought the telsa in for service later on for something else, they noticed the fender was swapped and they didn't do it, so while the guy was on a road trip with his family, they disabled his access to supercharging stations and held the feature behind a 5 figure ransom so they could "recertify the car"...for a fucking fender.

Wtf thats absolute garbage

Sunburst posted...

Don't buy a Tesla. Problem solved.

But yes, that's lame of them.

That's why cars like the Porsche Taycan are so important. Actual electric sports cars instead of a sporty toyota camry with bad build quality.

TheGoldenEel posted...

This is a common practice in many industries just FYI

Yes, and it's anticonsumer of them to do that too.

The company wasn't Edwards, was it?

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IdiotMachine posted...

Yea. Here's an article where a hacker hacked the upgrades lol:
https://electrek.co/2020/06/10/tesla-hacker-unlocks-performance-upgrade-acceleration-boost/amp/

Thats wild lol

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