Submitted 2 days ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to technology@lemmy.world
Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.
That website isn’t one to judge. I opened it up and there’s huge ad overlay immediately lol.
No adblock…?
Never buy a new car
OH. And espn thought of this in 2011
Remind me later.
Good. I’ve seen those RAM vehicles, they’re all american “tiny penis wagons” as I like to call them. Ridiculously pointlessly gigantic vehicles, all the better for running down children and guzzling petrol.
The tossers who drive those don’t deserve good things.
I find it realy hard to tow 20,000 pounds of hay or horses with a ford edge, so I have a 2500 6.7 and drive it only when towing. just because people dont live the same lifestyle as you and need the same gear as you does not invalidate their needs.
I mean yeah but yeah nah. I’m all for blaming the meatbags who buy this shit for fun but there are still enough people who buy entry-level RAMs as work trucks (might even be a good choice for all I know).
Besides, if Stellantis is continuing to get away with it other brand might catch on… I can totally see VW or BMW pull this crap.
I believe the Dodge Ram had the highest drunk driver rate for several years in a row (maybe still does). So yeah…
Huh it’s funny my 2011 3500 ram 6.7l fully loaded bed get about the same if not better fuel economy as my 2023 toyota highlander with a 2.4l 4cylinder. I think you just formed your opinion without much experience of shit that goes on around you and are just regurgitating things you have read online.
We get it, you like to perpetuate toxic masculinity.
Such delicious irony.
I think all people that see that ads need to pickup a phone and call them asking stupid questions and waste their time, they clearly ask you to do that.
Stellantis will kill EVERY company they build vehicles for.
I hate pick-up trucks. I really do.
I love them.
Everyday, I wanna ram my car into a building and hope I run over the CEO in their office.
Now the hardest part isn’t ditching and risking my way of life, but coding which CEO to ram 🤬
So now this is an ad? But when Apple does similar it’s just letting you know about services offered. I consider both an ad.
Hasnt Jeep being doing this since at least last year? Every time you stop at a light or whatever you get an ad for Sirus radio.
Real question is what cable or fuse can I pull to disable this?
Bitch all you want about RAM drivers, but this is coming to all cars. Start resisting now.
Would be the modem. I already do this because of the tracking.
Yes, but where is it, to disconnect?
It’s an ad to call a phone number, are people buying things on the phone like this?
If someone were, it’s someone getting the latest model Ram.
To me this looks like something potentially worse than just an ad. It looks like this text might be configurable by the dealership. I wonder if all of that gets screened and approved by people that work for the carmaker. Otherwise we will eventually see some funny stuff show up in people’s trucks.
I don’t live in the US but the last time I rented a car there the UI was festooned with icons for Sirius XM that couldn’t be removed or hidden. Not small icons, but big fucking chunks of the screen. I find this kind of thing intolerable. It’s one thing to plug a service but if people don’t want it, then hide it away and don’t nag them about it ever again.
I’ve driven many makes of vehicles and never seen this. Sure the buttons are there but just like the AM)FM. Or you don’t want them their at all it’s just an audio source and purchase a vehicle without satellite radio they still exist.
I think the issues is that you can’t pick and choose exactly what you want in your new vehicle. You can’t say, get just a simple AM/FM radio and get bluetooth. You buy a package of accessories.
This was a Toyota RAV 4 IIRC and despite the vehicle having no subscription to this thing, it occupied the right hand side of the infotainment system and was prominent in the menus too. I had the car for nearly a month and I played around in the settings but saw no way of getting rid of it.
I think the issues is that you can’t pick and choose exactly what you want in your new vehicle. You can’t say, get just a simple AM/FM radio and get bluetooth. You buy a package of accessories.
So if you want just that simple radio, not only don’t you get the bluetooth, but you have to give up the power seats and windows too. It’s an all or nothing choice.
There was a time you would order your new car with individual accessories and then a couple of months to get it. I’m pulling for Slate to be successful and bring that freedom of choice back.
“it’s an upgrade, it’s a feature!”, “no other car have so awesome ads like we do, buy our products!”, “step into the future now”, “now powered by awesome ai!”, “everyone wants that, You should too!”…
Is there a custom firmware to counter this? And is there a way to inject custom firmware into it?
It’s very strange that no one has created a custom firmware to counter this.
I don’t think there is much overlap between the sets of people
The problem with that is that insurance companies would gladly interpret that as tampering of the vehicle, voiding your insurance and which will really fuck you up in case of an accident.
The difference with vehicles vs computers is everything is so god damn expensive and/or hard to fix. So it will never be worth the risk of failure because I need it to function for emergencies, work and life. RAM wins this round unfortunately and I guess I just have to deal with it for now.
Would upgrading to an aftermarket display system be capable of avoiding this?
Yes, replacing the head unit would stop it.
Is it even possible to replace the head units on deeply integrated cars like this?
Here I am extremely pissed at the people who made it where my dogs trigger fasten seatbelt beeps in a old Tacoma.
You don’t have a car harness for your dog? Even if you don’t give a shit about your dog dying (I know you do) you should at least be worried about the 50lbs dumbbell flying around the cabin in your next crash.
Wake up sheeple!
My 2025 ram has never done this… not saying it won’t ever but… we’ve heard the same stories about all the manufacturers.
2024 Ford, you can disable all the remote connectivity in the head unit. If you don’t trust that disable it in firmware with an ODB cable and some pirated software.
Modern problems require modern solutions
I mean, it works until it doesn’t. I’m trying to imagine sitting on a six-figure car note, trying to DIY a solution for the annoying pop-up you can’t manually disable, and accidentally bricking your car.
What did poeple expect when they started putting billboards in cars? I’ve been against this shit from the start.
Mopar going full idiot
Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I would raise such hell at the dealership if anything like this happened to me.
But I prefer my cars with NO INTERNET, no touch screens, and very low tech (easier to fix).
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“Oh sure, bring the car back in. We can have our technician look at it. Just need a $200 deposit and $80/hr for labor.”
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Live footage of bringing the car in:
Guy drives car into dealership