The most evil part of this is that drivers have been conditioned to click on these “surprise waiting for you” notifications. BMW usually had fairly cute holiday animations that were a fun surprise. I actually looked forward to them until I got bamboozled by this one…
Anything that relies on manipulating your emotions is a dark pattern.
Sounds like it is forced and it’s an entire banner. Imagine the click-through rate on something your car shows you compared to your average ad.