Tsumi
[H]F Junkie
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As long as the (subscription based) feature(s) are removed before it is resold, and not advertised as an included feature, who cares? The new owner can just resubscribe to the sub based service. My car's VPN has a GPS built in. I have to buy a sub to get map updates. If I sell my car, the new owner will have to buy the same sub to get any new map updates.
It might seem like a money grab, but disabling a service until they are sure the update process stays in place for the new owner makes some sense. Joe sixpack buys used vehicle, never registers for updates, dies 2 years later in an accident caused by a fault they fixed but he never received, they still get sued. This scenario I can see them wanting to avoid. DIsabling self-driving until new owner registers/subscribes (whatever the process is) would be good legal protection.
Just saying there is always more to the story, think before accepting some crap you read on the internet as (complete) truth.
It's not a service, it's a feature that wasn't advertised as a subscription service. If Tesla wants to do this, they better be upfront about it. And if the original owner never updated the system, what's the difference between the original owner getting into an accident with the system and the new owner getting into an accident with the system?
It's not just FSD that's being disabled, Ludicrous mode, a $20k option, is being disabled as well. It's like your car having its 19 speaker option disabled to only 2 speakers until you pay for the option all over again. Or the HUD option disabled until you pay for it again. It's dishonest at best, and really more of a complete scam.