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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight... Just What Nobody Asked For (fuelarc.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

They just did this with jeeps last month. Said it 2as an error

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago

Error my ass. "Market research" was the word they wanted.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

"OH no, we accidentally deployed ads to your car using a system that took months to develop, how could that have ever happened"

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 4 points 2 hours ago

"Oops! The error seems to have spread to our next most profitable lineup. We'll get right on that!"