Several car makers, including Ford and Chrysler, have had similarly paywalled features. It’s not uncommon to have to pay to unlock navigation. I never unlocked mine, despite having an 8.4” display. Unlocking was $500, and it came with 3 year old maps. So you have to pay more every time you update. Then there’s stuff like remote lock/unlock and start from your phone, apps on the radio, etc that require a $15/month subscription.
You want the features pay for them, but don’t whine.
Jailbreaking cars will be mainstream pretty quick.
We can thank Tesla for starting this bs.
“You want the features pay for them,”
They did pay for some of it though. The hardware is already in place to perform the function. Just need the software key.
E.g., say you buy a car without power seats, this would usually mean there is no electrical motor installed that actually moves the seat. Your car is a bit cheaper, because you didn’t have to pay for that extra motor to be installed.
In this case, however, it’s like you bought that motor and it’s installed (unless car companies are handing out free parts now), but you have to pay even more to actually use it.