Tesla will now charge for GPS

[matrixman124]

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/338301-new-teslas-to-require-paid-navigation-subscription-after-eight-years

[scoobdog]

Well, that's one way to piss off your loyal customers.

[Ginguy]

So, Tesla is going to charge $99/yr after year 8 for navigation. Most auto manufacturers charge between $250-$500 for navigation updates/yr so I'm not exactly sure why $99 is such an outrage.

 

Besides, by year 8 you are probably going to be $15k into the car for a new battery.

[scoobdog]

5 hours ago, Ginguy said:

So, Tesla is going to charge $99/yr after year 8 for navigation. Most auto manufacturers charge between $250-$500 for navigation updates/yr so I'm not exactly sure why $99 is such an outrage.

 

Besides, by year 8 you are probably going to be $15k into the car for a new battery.

It's not a lot.... Unless you already overpaid for a shitty electric car.

[Doom Metal Alchemist]

My stand-alone Garmin doesn't require any subscription.

That's so fucked up. Just add what you would want to make from those subscriptions into the cost of the car so buyers only have to pay for it once for a lifetime. So completely fucked up.

[Chapinator_X]

As if a self-driving suicide car that turns into a brick the moment the battery dies or the moment you can’t get out of theater mode wasn’t enough of a reason to avoid Tesla’s. 

[Sawdy]

52 minutes ago, Chapinator_X said:

As if a self-driving suicide car that turns into a brick the moment the battery dies or the moment you can’t get out of theater mode wasn’t enough of a reason to avoid Tesla’s. 

I never really wanted one until you explained it this way… specifically the first part….

 

[André Toulon]

I don't even know who to pay if my GPS stops working. The Ford just had it when I got it....the navi came with a system that doesn't work, but it just seems to be broken, not really off due to nonpayment

Edited July 28, 2022 by André Toulon

[Sieg67]

Are they not aware that anybody with a Smart Phone already has GPS?

[stilgar]

1 hour ago, Sieg67 said:

Are they not aware that anybody with a Smart Phone already has GPS?

The people who would buy a Tesla are the kind of idiots who will need to pay for every bell and whistle or they will feel like they are missing out.

[PoopyBritches]

Starlink interface in my Tesla roadster with onboard collapsible satellite array!  I’m doubling timing this beotch!