Truly, we have left the era of irony and entered the era of farce.
Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
Submitted 1 week ago by irreticent@lemmy.zip to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Sergio@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Life has transformed into a Monty Python sketch.
bradinutah@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
“Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!”
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python
The group came to prominence for the sketch comedy series Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which aired on the BBC from 1969 to 1974.
No, I believe that that was paid for by the television tax in the UK, rather than interspersed advertisements, as probably most television is.
jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Peak irony is that the first ad shown is them trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.
JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Can’t wait for the “the doors will remain locked for the length of the ad” update. /s
crank0271@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The horror I felt at reading this, and not in a sci-fi horror way. In a “watching Black Mirror from three seasons ago and realizing this will happen next year” kind of way.
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Just like how tvs, phones and computers won’t stop ads until you make full eye contact with the screen with volume up. It’s not here yet but I bet by 2030 we’ll have must watch ads
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
A few years ago I left Google and ads behind for more privacy and freedom. I’m jot having many regrets
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
I’m walking off into the woods if that happens. Dying in a week can’t be worse than that.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 week ago
At that point we’re mounting mannequin heads
thejml@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Luckily it’s a jeep, so you can just take those off.
0x0@programming.dev 1 week ago
The old ones, sure, the new ones would probably have a panic attack and throw an ECU tantrum.
JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
For now, yes.
protist@mander.xyz 1 week ago
“Volume control disabled.”
Then the windows all go opaque so you can’t be distracted by the outside world
0x0@programming.dev 1 week ago
Don’t giv’em ideas…
0x0@programming.dev 1 week ago
Don’t giv’em ideas…
don@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Completely unsurprising while at the same time completely unfuckingreal
Gloria@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
It’s a Jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 1 week ago
NFT ducks in a gacha system
DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I can’t wait for every vehicle to introduce this, thus leading to a perverse incentive whereby drivers go out of their way to avoid stopping as much as possible. How could it go wrong?
IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Just sit at the lights with the brake and accelerator pressed at the same time 👍 what could go wrong?
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
That would reduce fuel usage.
I bet that those ad guys haven’t even considered or promoted the fact that they can reduce carbon emissions.
Balthazar@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That can’t be safe.
ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Jeep hasn’t made a ‘safe’ car in their entire existence, why start now?
Lodra@programming.dev 1 week ago
I expect someone will start a business to remove that aftermarket
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
I imagine the manufacturers and their lawyers are why we don’t have greater access to OBDII and CANBUS info.
CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 1 week ago
There’s a program called Forscan you can get that allows you to tweak that kind of thing in Ford vehicles. I don’t know if other makes have equivalent software.
Blackrook7@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I expect someone to sue jeep at the first ad related fatal accident.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The ad bubble needs to pop.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 week ago
We need people to stop buying shit if they’ve seen an ad for it.
Somehow
CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I doubt that will do anything at all tbh.
Businesses believe advertising works, i believe it’s just a way for other businesses to substract money from them.
I keep getting ads for polestar cars like i can afford that shit, or gambling like it’s something i do regularly (never have and never will) or i get ads for the exact basket i just paid for 2 minutes ago as if i need another load of it (i don’t, obviously).
Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Article Summery:
In a move that has left drivers both frustrated and bewildered, Stellantis has introduced full-screen pop-up ads on its infotainment systems. Specifically, Jeep owners have reported being bombarded with advertisements for Mopar’s extended warranty service. The kicker? These ads appear every time the vehicle comes to a stop. Imagine pulling up to a red light, checking your GPS for directions, and suddenly, the entire screen is hijacked by an ad. That’s the reality for some Stellantis owners. Instead of seamless functionality, drivers are now forced to manually close out of ads just to access basic vehicle functions.
One Jeep 4xe owner recently shared their frustration on an online forum, detailing how these pop-ups disrupt the driving experience. Stellantis, responding through their “JeepCares” representative, confirmed that these ads are part of the contractual agreement with SiriusXM and suggested that users simply tap the “X” to dismiss them. While the company claims to be working on reducing the frequency of these interruptions, the damage to customer trust may already be done.
Wogi@lemmy.world 1 week ago
“you agreed to display ads on your vehicles. This vehicle is mine. You may not display ads in it.”
Honestly I’d have a lawyer on the phone in a heartbeat. I’d be surprised if someone hasn’t already started a lawsuit.
0x0@programming.dev 1 week ago
So glad my ‘98 piece o’ junk doesn’t have “infotainment”…
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I miss cars that had a standardized compartment slot in the dash that allowed you to swap out stereos. Infotainment consoles are a choppy convoluted mess that distracts way too easily while driving.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Fucking Jeep/Chrysler. Like who keeps buying this garbage?
mx_smith@lemmy.world 1 week ago
In my area they have jeep clubs that support the local police. Every Jeep/ Dodge owner around here tries to be a bigger dick. www.phillyburbs.com/story/opinion/…/18142982007/
meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
The corporate overlords have officially weaponized your brake pedal. Every full stop now triggers a mandatory engagement with their propaganda—sorry, extended warranty offers. Because nothing says “customer-centric innovation” like holding your climate controls hostage until you acknowledge their marketing diarrhea.
Legal? Oh, absolutely. Buried in 87 pages of EULA hieroglyphics you clicked while inhaling dealership coffee. Your consent is perpetual, transferable, and now includes a subscription to existential despair.
Safety advocates are oddly silent. Distracted driving? Nah, just monetized mindfulness. That red light isn’t a pause—it’s a revenue event. The dashboard has become a Times Square billboard, and you’re the captive audience.
Solution? Revert to a ’92 Corolla. Analog controls, zero telemetry, and the only pop-up is the hood when you need to check the oil.
st3ph3n@midwest.social 1 week ago
Burn Stellantis to the fucking ground.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
We live in a world of no regulation (or, to be precise, no enforcement on regulations) but…
Holy shit? Stopping is the one time you actually SHOULD look at your infotainment screen to futz with climate control or check how many minutes until the next exit and so forth.
CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This needs to be put to a stop, seriously.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Stellantis is fucking up so badly, they only have 1 car in top 20 here now!! (Denmark)
It’s really sad, because they now also have Opel, which used to be a brand known for good quality, and I’m still rolling with an 18 year old Opel Vectra that is still going strong, which is from BEFORE it became Stellantis.
We are considering buying an electric instead, and there is NOTHING from Stelantis we are considering, because we have lost trust in them.
There are lots of bad stories with Stellantis cars here, cars breaking down and dealers not honoring warranties!! And extremely expensive repairs.
The only car that is worse is Tesla. With 30% failure rate at the 4 year legally mandated safety check!!tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
This isn’t a new thing because even my decade old Toyota car with the SirusXM car radio automatically switches to the XM 1 radio station that advertises the SirusXM subscription service about once a month ever since I cancelled the subscription a year after the original three month one expired. Fuck that company and their monthly resubscribtion demand letters also!
Hmm. I think that this is maybe kind of a fundamental problem with buying something that you want to keep with attached hardware from a company with a subscription service that you don’t want.
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Ah, just on the screen. If they had those HUD windshield projectors, they could put them on the windshield too. I mean, that’s pretty much just unused eyeball space!
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I would rip my screen off the dash
ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You can’t, they control major parts of the car and cost thousands to replace then they inevitably fail.
It’s over $10k in Australia for a Corolla infotainment system, the cars won’t drive without one, once the infotainment systems die in the future the cars are scrap metal.
The_v@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This is not that new.
Android auto would allow apps to play ads when the car was in park.
After using the ad support version of Pandora for most of a decade, when the full screen video ad popped up on my 2016 work truck, it was immediately and permanently uninstalled. I used 128gb microSD in my phone instead.
I’ve never used a streaming service for music again.
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Yeah, that’s another thing that bugs me about products that can be remotely-updated and which don’t currently represent an ongoing revenue stream. I think that it’s a broader problem, too.
I was kind of not enthusiastic when I discovered that TenCent bought Oxygen Not Included and started pushing data-harvesting updates into it via Steam. As things stand, that’s optional. But any company could do the same with other games and not have it be optional. If you figure that all the games out there that have already been sold aren’t actually generating revenue but do represent the option to push and execute code on someone’s computer, they have value to some other company that could purchase them and monetize that.
Then you figure that the same applies to browser extensions.
And apps on phones.
Like, if I buy a product, all I can do when I make my purchasing decision is to evaluate the product as it is at purchase time. If the vendor also has the ability and right to change that product whenever they want, then what I’m actually buying is a pretty big question mark.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 week ago
So glad I didn’t buy a Jeep.
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
See, they’re probably just framing it in negative terms. Just has to be presented in the right way.
www.telenav.com/…/why-in-car-advertising-works
Why In-Car Advertising Works
For over two decades, advertising has fueled the online and mobile world. What can it do for your car?
Advertising is worth it to the consumer.
In-car ads are a win-win for drivers and automakers.
In-car ads can also be rather helpful while on the drive.
As a matter of fact, a recent McKinsey Report [Monetizing Car Data, McKinsey & Company September 2016] indicates that most consumers would prefer ads for connected navigation service.
The way to think of it isn’t “ads come up whenever my car stops”, but “ads go away whenever it starts moving!”
Drivers will never see an ad while their vehicles are in motion. Ads automatically disappear whenever the car is moving or when users interact with other in-dash functions. For example, when a driver starts her vehicle, a relevant ad will appear on her dashboard. The moment the driver shifts into reverse to back out the driveway, the ad automatically disappears.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 week ago
How far up your own ass do you have to be to actually believe that people actually want ads?
devilish666@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well technically you can block ads as long as your phone or other device that works as hotspot/Wi-Fi tethering has adblocker that runs on root level since car need network to connect it.
On root level adblocker nothing can escape even the sneakiest ads will got blocked (as long as your adblocker has feature like uBlock origin filters & you have matching filters)Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Vehicles have their own modems now
DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Pihole at home with a personal VPN (wireguard, tailscale, head scale, etc) that routes all your phone traffic through it.
Works pretty good, and you can always add additional blacklists if something still gets through.
IceFoxX@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Ad-free but perfect for profiling. This allows devices from the entire network to be assigned to at least 1 person. Wirehuard@home -> pihole (only allow the permitted connections to the device with pihole and no other access in the network) -> wireguard@trustworthyvpn.
devilish666@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I personally used adguard & adaway to block ads on my phone, if i want to block ads on another device I just tethered phoje Wi-Fi to target device
Even nowadays i still used my phone as portable router to block ads & tracker when i used my laptop
Freefall@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I love my Jeep, but I couldn’t imagine why anyone would buy a modern one.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
Whoever designed their headrests does not have a human shaped skull
frosty@pawb.social 1 week ago
I think I’ll just stick with my 2016 Civic and the infotainment system that just occasionally freaks out, but at least it doesn’t show me ads.
foggy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I just decided I’ll never buy a jeep.
These kinds of decisions are unilateral. You don’t go in this direction without that being the overarching goal.
Zero tolerance for this shit. Put ads in something I own, and I’ll sell it, trash it, never buy it again.
This should be a death rattle for any brand to even consider.
Fuck Jeep.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 1 week ago
What was the one with premium subscription for heated seats? I think it was Mercedes.
…and I think Audi dabbled in this area but backed down.
Ao that’s Mercedes, Audi, and Jeep I’ll never buy from, and obviously Tesla too.
tal@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Clearly, the problem is that they went with a subscription model instead of an ad-supported model. Like, supposing that you’re allowed to turn on the seat heater, but then the car starts playing advertisements. Then they could offer a premium heat seater subscription if you want to buy an ad-free experience.
B0rax@feddit.org 1 week ago
The subscription to heated seats was BMW.
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Ford execs have floated it too
DemBoSain@midwest.social 1 week ago
Subaru does this.
papalonian@lemmy.world 1 week ago
But… but Stelantis is working to reduce the frequency of the ads! Don’t you know that the company that implemented this practice is witerawally powerless to stop it, they’re doing everything they can to make this change (that they made) better for EVERYONE, because they understand our frustration and they care 🥺👉🏽👈🏽
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’ll buy a jeep but it will have to be at least 20 years old.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 week ago
20 is a funny way to spell 40.
crank0271@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I hate to make such a sweeping generalization (but here goes!), but many of the Jeep drivers I’ve encountered on the road have already brought me to the same conclusion.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You spelled concussion wrong
dinckelman@lemmy.world 1 week ago
We used to own a 2008-ish Wrangler, and it’s the single worst car anyone in my family has ever owned. There wasn’t one redeeming quality about this vehicle, except for that it makes you look like an asshole, and I apparently some people are into that
Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 1 week ago
I mean… I loved offroading and rock crawling when I had my 2012 Wrangler. But, the ad thing means I’ll never buy a newer one