• otacon239@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    “We’re sorry. You’ve used all of your brake hours for the month. Please pay $59.99 for the next 10 braking hours.“

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    That’s a safety hazard… Which means the brake subscription plan isn’t optional. It’s mandatory. And you can only use the Mercedes authorized brake pads, as third party brakes would present a safety hazard and are thus illegal. Failure to remain on the Mercedes Safe Subscription package will result in the forfeiture of you vehicle.

    Edit: put a brake on breaks

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      I am surprised there is no DRM “approved” OEM brake pads. You already have to plug your brake pads in for the brake pad wear sensor for some cars. Wouldn’t be a stretch to run another wire and have a chip to identify itself so you can “keep yourself safe” by using OEM pads.

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      3 days ago

      “advanced auto driving” are already usually packaged as a subscription, just a matter of time before auto braking common on newer cars is moved to the subscription tier

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      Actually no, I want to see which company can actually be persuaded to do this. Judging by how things are going I think we need to find a way to make an AI suggest it.

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    Does anyone else get a weird optical illusion like movement or something like that? My brain went into like a half second panic mode when I scrolled by it while it was enlarged.