Jeep is a Stellantis product. Literally the worst quality auto manufacturer in North America. They are circling the drain and jacking up the prices on their vehicles and making Pikachu faces when they don’t sell. Their only customers are people who don’t know how to research their purchases, and putting advertisement hell into their cars is another example of that. I suspect they will not be in business a decade from now.
Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
Submitted 2 months ago by cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca to technology@lemmy.world
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Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I work in the auto industry. Can confirm, Stellantis is in bad shape. I wouldn’t buy anything from them.
SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What’s confusing is that some great auto brands from Europe are under Stellantis (Peugeot and Citroen at least)
And they’re actually not doing a shitty job in designing or selling their vehicles. It’s mainly the Chrysler brands or basically the US brands under Stellantis
Bell@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’ll be less than a decade
burgersc12@mander.xyz 2 months ago
I had two Jeeps, first was originally my dad’s. It was an old shitbox. The other one was a somewhat old shitbox. 1998 & 2010. We dumped more time and money into them than I’d care to admit.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“Speed”, but instead of a vehicle exploding, it’s to avoid ads.
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Officer: Why were you speeding? Me: Wanted to avoid ads.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
This isn’t even funny… This is something people will do. Jeep doesn’t give a fuck about safety. FUCK Jeep.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Officer, “Why’d you run that red light?”
Me, “If I hear the Meow Mix Jingle one more time I’m gonna snap!”
Jeep, having heard you mention a product, dutifully plays the relevant ad.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 months ago
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I thought this was a funny onion type of article… It isnt. Wtf
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Our whole existence has turned into an Onion article.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It really has. And it’s getting worse every day. I wish that was hyperbole.
sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I thought this was the onion for a moment
Psythik@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Furthermore: Slashdot still exists?
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Slashdot still has a good feed of articles. I never quit it 🤣
AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
The site is still there, but the comment sections are no longer fun nor do you find intelligent feedback as frequently as you could in the early days. Last time I was poking around there, the mods were upvoting climate denial comments. So much for science. (source: low uid)
pls@lemmy.plaureano.nohost.me 2 months ago
This is all I need to never even look at a Jeep… how pathetic can these idiots get?
SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 2 months ago
This, exactly this. The fact that they would even consider this rules them out for me forever.
Nfamwap@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I already had dozens of reasons to never buy a Jeep. This is just the cherry on a shitty cake.
PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yep, I swore off any and all Chrysler products over a decade ago.
apocalypticat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Also a great way for me to never consider looking at a Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, or whatever the fuck else this corporation makes.
buddascrayon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s actually part of the Sirius XM package. So I think that all you have to do is not bother with Sirius XM.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Too bad it comes with the jeep…
madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is why you need government. This is why you need regulations.
Corporations are evil pieces of shit that would have you watch ads without seatbelts and without air bags.
They’d grind you and your entire family into a powder if it made them a few bucks.
Fuck Jeep and their shitty tin cars.
BambiDiego@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is why we need government that isn’t in the pocket of corporations.
We need something like lawmakers having to disclose their tax information annually. If you want to be in office and make millions you should be willing to put your morals on the review table.
TheFriar@lemm.ee 2 months ago
they would have you watch ads without seatbelts and without air bags.
No, they would require you purchase these because their business can’t sell their products without them, but they’d make you pay a subscription for them to keep working, and when you stop paying the subscription, the car stops turning on until you pay your monthly airbag and seatbelt fee.
elvith@feddit.org 2 months ago
slaacaa@lemmy.world 2 months ago
DRINK VERIFICATION CAN!
elvith@feddit.org 2 months ago
Roll verification coal to continue
FTFY
AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 months ago
belit_deg@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Is this real?? Do you have the source?
elvith@feddit.org 2 months ago
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Want there also something about showing ads while your show is paused now too?
I’m ready to go back to kodi.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Happens on Prime now
Jericho_Kane@lemmy.org 2 months ago
Depending on how long you were gone, don’t get real debrid btw.
Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ram,
Not just a Jeep thing.
MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 months ago
Holy cow. They’ve done the impossible - they’ve found a way to make a Dodge into a shittier vehicle. I am awestruck.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 months ago
All the brands of vehicle that have some of the worst historical reliability!
Pixlbabble@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Old cars are gonna be so expensive.
naught101@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I wonder how hard it would be to make an open source car brain that can be a drop-in replacement for the commercial ones?
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Hard, even stuff from 10 years ago have proaitary hardware across multiple “brains”.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I was looking for a car a few months ago and was looking at newer models, used, but mostly less than a decade old. Then I started reading about all the tracking and such.
I gave in to my inner teenager and bought a 2001 Porsche 911.
The entertainment center can connect via Bluetooth but there’s no Android Auto, no navigation. It has Sirius XM but I never had a subscription to it and never will.
I might add a backup camera but that’s it. My phone is more than enough tracking, even with as much of it shut off as possible.
SGG@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is the way.
Add in a magnetic charger phone mount and you’re golden in my opinion.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
A previous owner mounted one where the cigarette lighter was. I’m going to replace it soon since it doesn’t really fit - I can’t charge my phone in the holder.
Maybe I’ll finally learn FreeCAD and print my own.
LiveLM@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Damn, sweet ride dude! Congrats!
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Thanks! The next car on the list was a 2004 Honda Civic Si hatchback manual.
I honestly would have been happy with either car. Having so much fun with the Porsche though.
hansolo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
This is the way.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Yeah. Sometimes my bank account gets sad but I don’t.
SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I completely crossed off all GM cars due to lack of CarPlay. I am boycotting Tesla. I don’t trust BMW because they tried to make heated seats a subscription. Now Jeep and Stellantis?
MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Japanese manufacturers are not perfect but seem to be the least interested in doing this kind of anti-consumer nonsense, at least for now. I have been happy with every Mazda I’ve owned in the last decade (3 in total) for what it’s worth.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yup, Toyota has been solid for me. Though admittedly, they’re also one of the worst in regards to data privacy; You should assume that every single thing you do in a Toyota is being recorded and sent back to a Toyota server for ad/tracking purposes.
dan@upvote.au 2 months ago
I just wish Mazda had a good EV. Their EVs just aren’t that good at the moment. I leased a BMW iX a few months ago, but my old car (which I still have) is a 2012 Mazda 3. Love the EV experience and I don’t think I’ll buy a gas powered car ever again.
4grams@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m on year 9 of my 10 year car plan. Current vehicle is supposed to become the kidmobile and I planned on a new one.
I won’t buy a new car though. If I do replace mine, it will be a used, unconnected car. I am so tired of iPads on wheels.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
my 2008 BMW is the last without a computer screen and none of that stupid knob and I had to seek it out but it was absolutely worth it. Bonus that I can actually work on the car my self!
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Toyotas are still good
DicJacobus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Toyota Sales here Boy do I have some BMW Heated seat subscription crap to sell you
(Its not quite as bad as BMW. But one thing that really irks customers is the remote starter is restricted to a subscription service. unless you’re one of the lucky ones who got a vehicle that installed the wrong part/fuses. in which case you can still remote start your car with the fob. its still very finnicky)
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
I am still awaiting my first map update to my nav system that has free lifetime map updates, my truck will be 10 this year.
Absaroka@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Mercedes also includes a number of items as a subscription in some countries. Some stuff is app related. Others are things like getting full use of your rear-steering wheels and unlocking extra horsepower.
potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 2 months ago
To be honest, I would just get an old car and fit a tablet into it
conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Drivers don:t need to be watching the road, they need to be watching this ad.
Snapz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Holy shit. Luigi.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 2 months ago
This is just one of the many reasons I have no interest in new cars. If it needs an internet connection then I’m not buying it. There are very few things I need my vehicle to be able to do. I don’t even like that my truck has automatic wipers - I vastly prefer the traditional ones.
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 months ago
A friend of mine bought a Jeep last year and it looked cool so we were thinking if this would be something for us as a next car.
But sadly I'm allergic to advertisement, so I guess a Jeep is out of question until they rethink it.
Bosht@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve known several Jeep owners over the last decade and those that weren’t buying it strictly for the ‘Jeep clout’ as an actual vehicle/daily driver had constant issues, while under warranty, and dealt with issues even trying to get said warranty work done. Like that wasn’t enough for me, on top of that I had a mechanic with his own shop that said he’d never touch another Jeep because of how horribly they are designed to work on. Anything from ease of access to work on the engine to bolts stripping out because they were overtorqued during assembly and made with shit metals that would sooner melt than come off in one piece. Now this? Yeah, hope they go bankrupt. This is just as bad as BMW and their ‘pay a subscription for seat warmers’ bullshit.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No fucking way. Not even if the car was free.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How to get me to not buy a Jeep and to hate anyone pushing these ads in one simple act.
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“You almost ran over a five year old with your oversized vehicle, thanks for breaking! This segment is brought to you thanks to BetterHelp…”
DicJacobus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Cyberpunk 2077 here we come. except its just the Corpo shit.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Disgusting. Why would anyone pay for that?
SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Note to self: Don’t buy a Jeep.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Now people will even more inclined to not stop when needed…
leadore@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
Oh HELLLLL no. I hope my 2012 Subaru will last until I’m either dead or too old to drive. I don’t even want to have these damn screens for the usual shit you have to do on them. I want to be able to do everything with physical controls, no eavesdropping, and no dependence on a fucking app or touchscreen to operate anything in my car! I will drive my car while wearing mittens! shakes fist
not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The car screen is a nice flat surface to attach the suction cup of your phone mount.
solomon42069@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I heard the new 2025 model wallops you in the bollocks every time you pull the parking brake.
Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
So is this considered distracted driving?
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There are no high end middle class cars now. Used be if you got an audi, merc, beamer etc. You were part of an in group where youngot extras. Now you spend 80K and they want you to subscribe for cruise control and AC. Lambourghini and porsche dropped back to entrr the market and only brought their badge.
ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 2 months ago
Absolutely fucking not.
Though it does sound like a good kicker for the after market systems to make a comeback.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not a chance. The new “infotainment” clusters integrate necessary features like climate control to prevent aftermarket replacements in most vehicles. I honestly don’t know if any manufacturers even use the single and double DIN standards anymore.
errer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Mazda is supposedly one of the last major automakers that has mostly physical controls in their cars. Definitely at the top of my list for any future car purchases.
Anivia@feddit.org 2 months ago
Despite no longer sticking to the DIN standard, and climate controls being integrated into the infotainment system, there still exists a big market for aftermarket infotaiment systems, they just have to be engineered for the specific make of car you have. But they can be bought for most cars that have infotaiment systems that are now outdated
Damage@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
The Chinese won’t be stopped by that. CANBUS integration controlled by a poorly designed app coming to your (2-3 versions old) Android head unit!
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 months ago
Custom flashes are probably more likely given the system integration of the head unit. UBlock for your car. How crazy is that?