[SirSourdough]

I wouldn’t complain if it was a one-time purchase. Different spec levels have always cost different amounts for basically every product.

But what ongoing value do I get for my subscription? Will I get free acceleration upgrades over time because they keep improving the software? Free brake light DLCs that show how hard I’m accelerating? It’s great I can upgrade OTA but what about that means I need to pay over and over?

Acceleration is not a service- there’s no ongoing cost to deliver it to owners and there’s no increase in value to the owner over time to compensate for the ever increasing cost. That’s why I think the subscription model is much more exploitative.

[TomVDB]

A subscription model where you know the exact terms is less exploitative than a fixed cost where it’s not even clear if the upgrade is sticky or not (as is currently the case for Tesla.)

I don’t get the “it’s not a service” argument. It’s not relevant. There’s no ongoing cost with many software licenses either. It’s just a business model.