Ok mr reviewer
Why don’t you tell us less about WV’s strategy a more about how the car is.
Does it spy on you? What kind of EULA will I need to agree to? Does it have car play/android auto? Does it have a 4G antenna to connect to VW servers even if I don’t enable the feature? Does it have an app? In what ways is VW going to try to get subscription money from me? How much does servicing cost? How much will a set of brake pads cost? Does VW support 3rd party repair shops? Does VW try to lockdown parts and forbid 3rd party repairs? Can it be remotely disabled? By me, by VW, by law enforcement? What happens when the battery needs replacing? What is the visibility like? If it horrible does it have obstable detection?
Not to mention that VW lied to its customers before with the emissions scam…
Do you even need to ask? It’s in the name, ID every1!
The car he’s reviewing does not exist. He has some technical specs and a few renders to review.
Review what? It’s a concept. This is basically an ad. lol
It’s a concept car; none of those things are actually known or knowable yet.
Fair
I feel like the title of the article should really be future tense.
Ehhh I think it is. You should pretty much expect all of those things from any new car.
Consumers have spoken and they don’t care about privacy, reliability or repairability.
Let me go ahead and answer all these questions right now for all the downvoters:
Does it spy on you?
Yes. Like every other VW.
What kind of EULA will I need to agree to?
All the EULAs. Same as any other VW.
Does it have car play/android auto?
Yes. Like every other VW.
Does it have a 4G antenna to connect to VW servers even if I don’t enable the feature?
Yes. Like every other VW.
Does it have an app?
Yes. Like every other VW.
In what ways is VW going to try to get subscription money from me?
VW Flex, like every other VW.
How much does servicing cost?
Depends on what your local dealership charges, they are franchises.
How much will a set of brake pads cost?
Depends on what your local dealership charges, they are franchises.
Does VW support 3rd party repair shops?
No.
Does VW try to lockdown parts and forbid 3rd party repairs?
No.
Can it be remotely disabled? By me, by VW, by law enforcement?
Yes.
What happens when the battery needs replacing?
You…replace it?
What is the visibility like?
Fine.
If it horrible does it have obstable detection?
Yes. Like every other VW.
this is not true. I am avoiding Hyundai-Kia for this reason
Hyundai’s EVs are awesome
And buying what instead?
Concept cars are, by definition, not actually finished. Nobody will be able to buy the car that was being shown at the car show. The car that will be on sale in 2-3 years will be a thematically similar but fundamentally different creature.
Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won’t be defined yet. VW’s first party servicing costs or the price of replacement brake pads are not defined yet. It’ll be a job for a future car journalist to report on all those things once it’s actually defined.
Yes I understand what a concept car is. That changes nothing about my comment because it wasn’t about this specific car.
Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won’t be defined yet.
Yes it is. It will use the same software and data sharing model as every other VW. They’re not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.
They might but only if they’re building something new for their entire range.
They’re not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.
If you read the article (I know, controversial) you’ll see that that’s exactly what they’re suggesting they’re doing, yes.
Personally I wouldn’t hold my breath that it’ll be better, but it is going to be completely different to their current software stack.
The article doesn’t say anything about that.
VW says the production version of the ID. EVERY1 will be the company’s first vehicle to feature a new “powerful” software architecture that promises over-the-air updates. (Software has proven to be a bit of a pain for VW, with bugs and infrequent updates plaguing its ID family of vehicles for years.)
It does not say that it will be different in any of the ways that OP inquired about.
A lot of that isn’t known until nearly the last minute. Especially any of the hard metrics like mp/kwh, range, and especially any infotainment specifics.
There’s nothing on that list that will be unique to this vehicle.
How do you know? What car would somebody buy if they cared about those things? There are no choices. There is not enough competition to have enough choices.
What car would somebody buy if they cared about those things? There are no choices
Because at one time there was a choice.
Does it spy on you?
All new cars do and this one doesn’t even hide it, it’s called “id everyone”.
Funny how you’re mostly asking questions that no real human cares about when shopping for car…
I’m a person, I care
Are you though? 🤔
What do your people ask then? “Does it come in red too?”
The average person doesn’t give a crap about all the privacy stuff, they care about range, how it drives, the warranty, the options.
People who care about privacy will never win this fight because normies will keep buying the cars.
