Mazda's $10 Subscription for Remote Start Sparks Backlash

Right-to-repair advocates believe that car owners should have full ownership of the technology embedded in their vehicles

Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown

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Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown

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Mazda's $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option

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I’ve had to ask Kia Europe for clarification on what happens when their 7 years of Kia Connect finishes. At the moment no one really knows if it will just continue or end up being a hidden subscription.
Amount of time I thought "Dang, if only I could have started my car while I was not in it." In the past 25 years since I passed my license: 0
- Maybe you don’t live somewhere where your car is insanely hot or frozen over a lot? I’ve lived in both climates and remote start/ac/heat is a game changer.
  
  I have the ability to turn the car on and survive for the few minutes it takes for heat/cold to do it's thing.

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