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minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-214 hours agoI dunno if Toyota ever paywalled performance, but they definitely paywall features. My '15 Lexus requires a subscription service to use remote start. Its app based and relies on the car’s 2g cellular card so it doesn’t even work anymore.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoMy '24 Chevy does this, too. Lock, unlock and remote start apparently route through OnStar, so using those requires an OnStar subscription.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoYeah mine requires the Toyota Safety Connect or some such, I’m pretty sure it’s just their implementation of OnStar.
I dunno if Toyota ever paywalled performance, but they definitely paywall features. My '15 Lexus requires a subscription service to use remote start. Its app based and relies on the car’s 2g cellular card so it doesn’t even work anymore.
My '24 Chevy does this, too. Lock, unlock and remote start apparently route through OnStar, so using those requires an OnStar subscription.
Yeah mine requires the Toyota Safety Connect or some such, I’m pretty sure it’s just their implementation of OnStar.