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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 absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

From your link:

this crap started popping up every time I stoped,

This should absolutely be illegal, as it blocks the use of the panel until the message is closed. This is an unnecessary traffic distraction, that is bound to statistically cause issues and even accidents.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yea, but ReGuLaTiOn bAd, of course

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Of course, Capitalism will regulate itself. Once we all get a Darwin award for thinking so.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

2nd paragraph of the article:

Update: the above image is older, which has some folks on social media wondering

Stelantis was reported doing this with Jeep, and now they are doing it with Dodge too. You are confusing the issue because you are misremembering the facts.

3rd paragraph:

This isn’t the first time Stellantis has pulled this sort of stunt with popup ads, either. They already tried adding pop-up ads to Jeeps

This is just another example of the shitshow Stellantis has become! It's an unnecessary distraction that blocks the use of the screen until you close the message. This is bound to cause issues and probably even accidents.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

You have a source for any of your assumptions?

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ok even if that is the case. Why is it even possible for them to deliver ads to a car? The very fact it could happen "accidently" is more than enough for me to be angry.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

Explanation is not excuse. Personally I wouldn't buy a car that has access to the internet in the first place.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago

Where have I seen that before.... Oh yes:

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