I’m of two minds here. First, this sucks and is annoying and would make me want to go back to early 2000s model cars or older. Second, if we are ever going to get to autonomous cars as the standard, we should expect this to increase significantly.

I’m of two minds here. First, this sucks and is annoying and would make me want to go back to early 2000s model cars or older. Second, if we are ever going to get to autonomous cars as the standard, we should expect this to increase significantly. https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/0016258/jeep-introduces-pop-up-ads-that-appear-every-time-you-stop

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I don't understand why ads are necessary for autonomous vehicles as a standard.

Or are you saying we should expect it because of the natural tendency for companies to creep in ways to monetize their customers?

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The latter. The increased potential to capture attention will make it way too attractive for companies.