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Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center Display (fuelarc.com)
submitted 2 months ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Well folks, it finally happened. The screen in your pickup truck… your last bastion of peace from the chaos of unskippable advertisements… now plays popup ads. Not even subtle ones. We’re talking full-dash, head-unit-commandeering infomercial panels in your RAM 1500, like you’re driving a Times Square billboard on wheels.

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[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Would upgrading to an aftermarket display system be capable of avoiding this?

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 months ago

Yes, replacing the head unit would stop it.

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 3 points 2 months ago

Is it even possible to replace the head units on deeply integrated cars like this?