Technology

Imagine pulling up to a red light, checking your GPS for directions, and suddenly, the entire screen is hijacked by an ad. That’s the reality for some Stellantis owners. Instead of seamless functionality, drivers are now forced to manually close out of ads just to access basic vehicle functions.

Oh HELLLLL no. I hope my 2012 Subaru will last until I'm either dead or too old to drive. I don't even want to have these damn screens for the usual shit you have to do on them. I want to be able to do everything with physical controls, no eavesdropping, and no dependence on a fucking app or touchscreen to operate anything in my car! I will drive my car while wearing mittens! shakes fist

So is this considered distracted driving?

CAT is on it. https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Stellantis_In_Car_Advertisements

There are no high end middle class cars now. Used be if you got an audi, merc, beamer etc. You were part of an in group where youngot extras. Now you spend 80K and they want you to subscribe for cruise control and AC. Lambourghini and porsche dropped back to entrr the market and only brought their badge.

Video showing ads on dashboard.

Video itself starts with a QR code ad embedded into it. And it's on Youtube so who knows how many ads I skipped with uBlock...

Adception.

So does this mean I can stop hearing about stupid "Jeep Culture" bullshit now?

There will soon come a time when I am only able to shop for a new car at a junkyard.

They really do take 80s and 90s dystopian movies as inspiration. Almost funny how ridiculous unimaginatively evil that are.

This is why used cars are so dang expensive, it seems like automobile quality has been in a free fall since 2008. The end user experience gets worse while the price goes up.

I wonder if disconnecting the car’s cell antenna would prevent this crap from loading.

Does this car have Android Auto/Carplay? Hopefully while that is active you can’t see the ad either.

Anyone know any brand that doesn't pull this kind of shit in their cars?

This looks like a Luigi level threat

Lol! Imagine in 5pm traffic!..

Broom! Broom!

Stop!

Hey! You driving! The university of Phoenix has a degree just for you!

Go!

Stop!

And wells Fargo can help! Our loans are only 8% Apr!

Go!

Stop!

Pah pah pah pah....I'm loving it! At McDonalds we brought back the stegosaur burger! PST! Its actually crock!

Go!..

Maybe we just throw an ad on the windshield... Like a little one... Off to the side?

Sounds like the Jeep corporate execs should be charged with all the crimes that result from road rage incidents involving people who own Jeep products.

Fuck this shit. I don't even want to ever buy a newer car these days. Too much invasive bullshit.

Stop 👏 Buying 👏 New 👏 Shit 👏

I could run a whole community on how to recycle, reuse, repurpose. Why the hell are people buying new cars?!