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Dodge Chargers Now Have Pop-Up Ads at Every Stoplight (fuelarc.com)

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Nothing quite says “high-performance muscle car” like a popup ad for a Mopar Extended Warranty covering your whole center console. That’s right, Dodge Charger owners are now experiencing an exciting new feature: pop-up ads that appear every time the vehicle stops at a light. This absolute garbage feature was spotted in the wild, take a look here.

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[-] PeteWheeler@lemmy.world 45 points 6 days ago

If we had actual regulation here this would be illegal for distracting driving.

Illegal to look at phone (I know everyone does it and isn't enforced, but still illegal on paper) but not illegal to watch this short message from our sponsors?

I hate living through a bad joke. Much rather read about this shit and laugh then wondering what the next stupid thing is.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 days ago

cringe cyberpunk. worst genre to live in. at least in the grim darkness of the future you can admit how bad it is.

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 41 points 6 days ago

We need root on our car computers.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

We need more dead ceos

[-] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 6 days ago

And smart TVs, doorbell cameras, robo-vacuums, etc etc.

[-] midori_matcha@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago

You'd may as well run the red light

[-] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago

That was my idea as well. You are providing a negative feedback for following the rules.

[-] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 26 points 6 days ago

Blows my mind that this kind of stuff isn’t a safety issue… I guess as long as it’s “touch-free” it’s not considered distracted driving lol

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 days ago

it literally is a safety issue. people are going to die over this. it's just not illegal.

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[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago

It seems like displaying an ad at a stop light would be a safety issue since it makes it so you can onky look at the screen while moving.

[-] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Not to mention it has the potential to completely distract the driver when the light turns green and other traffic starts moving again.

[-] sixty@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's so insane how seemingly every company wants to fuck over all their customers these days. Their obsession with fucking infinite growth.

[-] ray1992xd@feddit.nl 30 points 6 days ago

Forget about just the web. Modern tech is about to become unusable due to ads.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 25 points 6 days ago

I am so happy that my car doesn’t update itself automatically

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

“Glitch”

More like

“Let’s see how people react”

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago

I mean like I need another reason to NOT buy a Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep/Ram

[-] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

"Please subscribe to continue operating your vehicle"

[-] bluegreenwookie@bookwormstory.social 17 points 6 days ago

Next thing you know they'll find a way to advertise in our dreams

[-] tauren@lemm.ee 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Having a bad dream? Why don't you dream about RAID SHADOW LEGENDS instead! DIVE INTO A DARK FANTASY...

[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Now I want Lightspeed® Briefs.

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[-] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 7 points 6 days ago

DON'T GIVE THEM IDEAS!

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[-] mlg@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I'm surprised Dodge is trying this considering the thousands of memes of BMW implementing pay to use features on their vehicle ever since they added subscription heated seats.

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[-] weew@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago

You know, I always expected Tesla to be the first to do this kind of shit, but never underestimate Stellantis's commitment to be at the bottom.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 15 points 6 days ago

Been doing this with Jeeps already. They claimed it was a mistake.

https://fortune.com/2025/02/13/jeep-in-car-ads-popup-stellantis-software-revenue/

[-] DogEarBookmark@reddthat.com 12 points 6 days ago

"Oops! We accidentally incorporates ads into our software! It was an honest mistake..."

I've never wanted to go smashing car windows in a lot until now

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

[-] DogEarBookmark@reddthat.com 9 points 6 days ago

You right. This is the second time I've felt the urge.

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[-] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

This is just asking to get rickroll’d.

[-] 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

If you just do a standing burnout at every light will it not pop up?

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[-] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 13 points 6 days ago

There was an article about this few months ago and the exact same reddit post was used there as evidence of this being true. This was most likely a bug and it probably has been fixed since. If what the headline claims here was true there would be tons of videos of it happening to different people on YouTube.

[-] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 33 points 6 days ago

Reported by drivers as recently as Tuesday.

One of dozens of such reports, confirming make, model, and frequency of the ads (at every stop): https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodge/comments/1j838k8/why_tf_am_i_getting_ads_in_my_car/

I'm the world's worst journalist, but I do try! When possible, I confirm facts with multiple sources. The "news" aspect here is that they were previously on a different Stellantis brand (Jeep), and now they have expanded to another Stellantis brand (Dodge).

If you have evidence that contradicts, feel free to share.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

From your link:

this crap started popping up every time I stoped,

This should absolutely be illegal, as it blocks the use of the panel until the message is closed. This is an unnecessary traffic distraction, that is bound to statistically cause issues and even accidents.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

Yea, but ReGuLaTiOn bAd, of course

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Of course, Capitalism will regulate itself. Once we all get a Darwin award for thinking so.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

2nd paragraph of the article:

Update: the above image is older, which has some folks on social media wondering

Stelantis was reported doing this with Jeep, and now they are doing it with Dodge too. You are confusing the issue because you are misremembering the facts.

3rd paragraph:

This isn’t the first time Stellantis has pulled this sort of stunt with popup ads, either. They already tried adding pop-up ads to Jeeps

This is just another example of the shitshow Stellantis has become! It's an unnecessary distraction that blocks the use of the screen until you close the message. This is bound to cause issues and probably even accidents.

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[-] Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago

Whenever I upgrade my car, if it has this “feature “ I will immediately change out the system.

[-] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Barf

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

This is old and they’ve already said it’s a bug. Stellantis sucks for sure though.

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Be less gullible

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