Across the US, people are increasingly defaulting on their car loans — a dire economic indicator because these loans are usually the last payment Americans are willing to miss. Meanwhile, auto insurers are raking in record profits after hiking rates.
Without the spying would make them cost more. The spying is what they consider a feature to keep pricing down a little since they will make money off of that. They will pass a little of that savings onto the consumer.
You think they actually pass those post-sale earnings on to the customer as savings? Why would they, when they could have their cake and eat it too? The average price for a new vehicle topped $50k recently, so they’re clearly not worried about keeping prices down.
Post purchase monetisation go brr
I’d gladly pay more, if only that feature were offered