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by belval 1043 days ago
> “Our research indicates that with the right mix of compelling offerings, customers are willing to spend $135 per month on average for products and services,” said Wexler.

Assuming this is not a maintenance contract, who in their right mind will spend 135$ per month on "products and services" for their car?

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Nobody

I think the CEO's gambit here is that she can keep the reality distortion field up long enough to land $100-150M in compensation by waving hands and saying the word AI.

This is the cross industry playbook, and I'm really tired of it.
Tesla FSD is $100/month, OnStar is $30-$50.
The phrase "people with more money than sense" comes to mind.
The same people willing to spend $130k on a SUV?