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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Well done BMW. Anything that leads to more people cycling instead of driving is a good thing in my book.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (3 children)

People won't switch from driving to cycling over this. They'll just pick one of the several dozen other car manufacturers.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

I suspect most BMW owners won't care too much. Like they'll find it annoying but still buy/lease the car anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

until every manufacturer implements it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What if the cycling option is a really REALLY good bike?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If the bike does the biking completely for me, has hvac, reclining seats, can do 65mph down the highway and can take care of my morning wood taking into account remaining travel time, I'd be interested. That indeed would be a really good bike.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Nobody's gonna abandon cars as a whole over this, the same they wouldn't abandon bicycles as a whole over some other outrageously monetized luxury feature they could live without.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Sorry, your bicycle's gear selector is locked into a single gear until you pay your subscription for the other gears.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fucking LOL'd at this. Genuinely not sure if this is satire.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago