> charging subscriptions is the only way to get a lot of the features to work out for the life time of the car.

No, no, no. I'm purchasing a car for upwards of $30,000 (and it's always more, between dealer fees, the cars just happening to only have the priciest interiors, salesmen and their pushy pitches, interest on loans, etc.); they don't need another $5 a month for fucking software updates.

They can mange it today just fine (my car desires a wi-fi connection so it can get these updates), they're just being greedy if they charge.