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I wonder when Tesla, Mercedes, etc will figure out that micro transactions for this is a way more lucrative approach.

I’m way more likely to pay let’s say $300 to enable this feature for the weekend to impress a visiting friend or hell at a light next to an annoying BMW M owner that you suddenly need to smack down.

Make it a more affordable impulse buy, they’ll make a ton more money that way.

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"You're about to crash into a semi truck. Pay $25 one time 'advanced braking' fee to avoid crash?"

Shhhh, they'll see this.

“Sorry your payment has been declined. Airbags and seatbelts have been reverted to the default economy mode and 911 auto-call has been disabled.

Your engine will be shut off if you fail to update your payment information.“

This sadly already exists: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...

That sounds like a wrongful death lawsuit waiting to happen.

Interestingly, Boeing had an indicator for an angle of attack sensor mismatch on the 737 Max, but it was an optional accessory.

At least that was an actual optional part, and not softlocking functionality the plane already had behind a paywall.

Why is whether or not they pre-install the optional part an important distinction?

Because if they pre-installed it, then it was included with the purchase. Once you sell something to someone, you shouldn't get to charge extra money for using it.

This reminds me of a HN thread about BMW from 4 months ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32068791

Your car has stats you can increase by getting items from a loot box system. Only $10 a "pull".

I just threw up a little in my mouth. Frankly, I can see it coming in the future, perhaps in a join release with a future Call of Duty game.

Click here to link your car, phone and playstation together to enable cross platform loot.

Or they could enable all features and you'd receive an itemized monthly bill for all the times or minutes you used a given feature. "Accelerator pressed to the floor 18 times, $xxx. Radio playing for 3h45m, $xxx"

What about $8 to peel out of this intersection?

With the tires on that car it's at least that already

My Model 3 was enabled for “performance” just by software download. Supposedly the motors are binned for performance but they are the same motors, at least the 2018 models.

0.25$ every pot hole

> impress a visiting friend or hell at a light next to an annoying BMW M owner that you suddenly need to smack down

You are the annoying car owner.

Please don't give them ideas.

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