Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For - FuelArc News
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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This garbage feature was spotted in the wild, where a Charger […]

Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

  • PeteWheeler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    If we had actual regulation here this would be illegal for distracting driving.

    Illegal to look at phone (I know everyone does it and isn’t enforced, but still illegal on paper) but not illegal to watch this short message from our sponsors?

    I hate living through a bad joke. Much rather read about this shit and laugh then wondering what the next stupid thing is.

  • elatedCatfish@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Blows my mind that this kind of stuff isn’t a safety issue… I guess as long as it’s “touch-free” it’s not considered distracted driving lol

  • vortic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    It seems like displaying an ad at a stop light would be a safety issue since it makes it so you can onky look at the screen while moving.

    • vortic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      You know, I was annoyed by that when I had to pay for an out-of-warranty update but now I’m pretty happy that my car is one year too old for automatic updates.

      • xthexder@l.sw0.comEnglish
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        6 hours ago

        How is a software update a warranty claim? They should be free, like a recall. Maybe a DIY option with a USB or SD card. Either that or whatever they’re adding probably isn’t worth the update to me.

    • tehn00bi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      That was my idea as well. You are providing a negative feedback for following the rules.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
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    17 hours ago

    There was an article about this few months ago and the exact same reddit post was used there as evidence of this being true. This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since. If what the headline claims here was true there would be tons of videos of it happening to different people on YouTube.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since

      You have a source for any of your assumptions?

      • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        The source of my assumptions is my mind, but sure, here you go.

        A Stellantis spokesperson told Fortune in a statement that “a temporary software glitch affected the ability to instantly opt out in a few isolated cases, though instant opt-out is the standard for all our in-vehicle messages. Our team had already identified and corrected the error, and we are following up directly with the customer to ensure the matter is fully resolved.”

        Source

        • CileTheSane@lemmy.caEnglish
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          8 hours ago

          The spokesperson did not answer questions about the frequency of ads or what cars were covered by the SiriusXM contract.

          A spokesperson saying “we are looking into this” doesn’t actually mean it was never intended or that it has stopped.

    • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
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      16 hours ago

      Reported by drivers as recently as Tuesday.

      One of dozens of such reports, confirming make, model, and frequency of the ads (at every stop): https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodge/comments/1j838k8/why_tf_am_i_getting_ads_in_my_car/

      I’m the world’s worst journalist, but I do try! When possible, I confirm facts with multiple sources. The “news” aspect here is that they were previously on a different Stellantis brand (Jeep), and now they have expanded to another Stellantis brand (Dodge).

      If you have evidence that contradicts, feel free to share.

  • sleezer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    I’d get rid of that car so fast it would make your head spin. There is no car I’d put up having this garbage to keep

    • Trail@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      17 hours ago

      Well I’d put up with an ad-driven free version of a Nissan GTR or so. Easily. But not if I paid for it properly.

    • DogEarBookmark@reddthat.comEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      “Oops! We accidentally incorporates ads into our software! It was an honest mistake…”

      I’ve never wanted to go smashing car windows in a lot until now