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My 2025 ram has never done this… not saying it won’t ever but… we’ve heard the same stories about all the manufacturers.
This is why my old shitty 2001 accord will always be best.
If they can in a crash, they can blame it on the advertisers' distraction. Insurers will love that.
So now this is an ad? But when Apple does similar it's just letting you know about services offered. I consider both an ad.
Looked at my car radio the other day to see the name of the song playing. Evidently, it was called " injured, get 'xxxx' lawyer."
This is just terrible. Every aspect of life doesn't need ads. I don't care if it makes a company money or not.
I don't live in the US but the last time I rented a car there the UI was festooned with functionality for Sirius XM that couldn't be removed or hidden. Not small icons, but big fucking chunks of the screen. I find this kind of thing intolerable. It's one thing to plug a service but if people don't want it, then hide it away and don't nag them about it ever again.
I've driven many makes of vehicles and never seen this. Sure the buttons are there but just like the AM)FM. Or you don't want them their at all it's just an audio source and purchase a vehicle without satellite radio they still exist.
I think the issues is that you can't pick and choose exactly what you want in your new vehicle. You can't say, get just a simple AM/FM radio and get bluetooth. You buy a package of accessories.
So if you want just that simple radio, not only don't you get the bluetooth, but you have to give up the power seats and windows too. It's an all or nothing choice.
There was a time you would order your new car with individual accessories and then a couple of months to get it. I'm pulling for Slate to be successful and bring that freedom of choice back.
GM was talking pretty publicly about doing this a couple years ago and there was a mild dust up over it. They also mentioned enthusiasm over the potential revenue to come from mining and selling driver data (which got them sued) . Last I heard about it was late 2023 or early 2024, so it seems their new data team.has been busy.
Don kid yourselves though, if GM is doing it, everyone else is or will be.
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How is this street legal? Can't use your phone but can have popup ads?
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2022 model and about every three months I'll get one for Sirius XM or something related to that. It's only when the vehicle starts up and initializes. Its annoying but Ive been on the Internet since the late 90's, my ability to practice the 5 D's: dip, dodge, duck, dive and dodge for popups is muscle memory.
I've been on the internet since the same time and the ability that I developp is to install blockers for all that shit. No car will make watch ads, I'de rather walk.
What did poeple expect when they started putting billboards in cars? I've been against this shit from the start.
Scammy ads for scammy people driving scammy cars.
They're the first victims of what will inevitably be rolled out to every new vehicle.
I hate pick-up trucks. I really do.
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2025
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