Mercedes to offer more power by subscription

[Evolved]

CheesecakeRunner said:

Evolved said:

CheesecakeRunner said:

Mr-B said:

So they are going to cripple the hardware (that you have already paid for in the screen price)

But you didn’t pay for it. That’s the point.

You do. This is a software restriction.

No you didn’t. You paid for a car with a certain level of performance and specification of equipment. Whether that performance and equipment is delivered by software or hardware is immaterial.

As another poster above said, it’s like paying for a remap. It’s no different from Mercedes supplying the same 2 litre petrol engine in various states of tune that nobody bats an eyelid at. In fact, it’s exactly paying for a remap (or the EV equivalent) in this case.

To clarify. The original op stated HARDWARE, the restriction is purely SOFTWARE. A firmware upgrade and the hardware will perform differently. Or are you arguing the car needs to go back to the dealer for additional work to unlock the features.

[cologne2792]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0emYMLwtcc

[Fastdruid]

cologne2792 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0emYMLwtcc

...but yes. They've intentionally hobbled it *just* so they can sell what it can do by on-going yearly subscription rather than upfront.

[Greenmantle]

yep jailbreak opportunity on the horizon.
that's progress I presume!