[mlac]

“Sorry your payment has been declined. Airbags and seatbelts have been reverted to the default economy mode and 911 auto-call has been disabled.

Your engine will be shut off if you fail to update your payment information.“

[CorrectHorseBat]

This sadly already exists: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...

[ceejayoz]

That sounds like a wrongful death lawsuit waiting to happen.

[hotpotamus]

Interestingly, Boeing had an indicator for an angle of attack sensor mismatch on the 737 Max, but it was an optional accessory.

[josephcsible]

At least that was an actual optional part, and not softlocking functionality the plane already had behind a paywall.

[derrikcurran]

Why is whether or not they pre-install the optional part an important distinction?

[josephcsible]

Because if they pre-installed it, then it was included with the purchase. Once you sell something to someone, you shouldn't get to charge extra money for using it.

[4ggr0]

This reminds me of a HN thread about BMW from 4 months ago, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32068791