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BMW Is Showing Full-Screen Ads on Its Cars' Main Dashboard Control Display
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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2026
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It's even more infuriating when you get to Volkswagen and the same tools are locked down for certain cars based on the branding alone.
A Volkswagen dealer cannot program a Skoda or Audi or Porsche - even though all of them have the same hardware and software.