MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features worth up to $15,000electrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1836arrow-down17
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minus-squarestarlinguk@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·2 years agoIt’s cheaper to build identical cars than it is to add certain features to some and not to others.
minus-squareNeato@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 years agoIf it’s cheaper then they should include it. It’s like being cheaper to make a more powerful engine then software limiting the car to only go to so many RPMs or speed. It’s that John Deere bullshit all over again.
minus-squareLUHG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoLots of car manufacturers already do that to keep models in line.
minus-squareArtificialLink@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoDoesn’t make it any less scummy. Its just an artificial inflation of price.
It’s cheaper to build identical cars than it is to add certain features to some and not to others.
If it’s cheaper then they should include it. It’s like being cheaper to make a more powerful engine then software limiting the car to only go to so many RPMs or speed. It’s that John Deere bullshit all over again.
Lots of car manufacturers already do that to keep models in line.
Doesn’t make it any less scummy. Its just an artificial inflation of price.