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New Tesla orders no longer come with lifetime access to satellite navigation. Instead, it forms part of a monthly subscription eight years after taking delivery of a new vehicle. 0 See 4 pictures Connectivity features that are taken for granted in modern luxury cars – including satellite navigation – will now become optional in Tesla’s newly ordered electric cars – after they have been in operation for eight years. Found by Teslarati all new Tesla vehicles ordered globally after Wednesday 20 July 2022 will no longer come with lifetime access to the Standard Connectivity plan. Instead, the Standard Connectivity plan – which includes satellite navigation, Bluetooth, playback via USB drive, and FM radio – expires after eight years from the date of shipment, and becomes an optional addition. In North America, the Standard Connectivity package also includes SiriusXM satellite radio capabilities. Tesla didn’t say whether basic functionality like Bluetooth and FM radio would be ph...

You can pay for most things with a subscription today, from streaming music and movies to recipe boxes and beer delivery. And now drivers can take advantage of a paid monthly plan for special features in BMW cars, such as heated front seats for $26 in Australia. It’s part of the German brand’s connected drive package, which starting this week has added a number of new features, including a monthly subscription to have a heated steering wheel and a headlight system that won’t dazzle oncoming traffic. The controversial move means drivers pay an annual or monthly fee for automakers to temporarily remove software that prevents them from using systems already installed in vehicles. BMW’s latest cars have features you might not know about: The German brand produces models with a number of technologies in the background – and you have to pay a one-time fee or monthly subscription to unlock them. A screenshot of BMW UK’s Connected Drive section of...