Yep, that's the math. BC is a luxury feature and not a requirement. That's the cost of one less bill to think about and still have the feature available when I want and need it for highway driving. Also, who knows if the fee is going to stay fixed or even offered at a monthly rate. Ford may increase the costs or just offer as annual subscription. I just want a bit more BC coverage area. The system works great where it works. I wouldn't trust Comma or other after market level 2.x system.
Unless it is a divided highway, handsfree will never work.
We have to as a unit refuse subscription services for vehicles. It's an extremely slippery slope and you'll never truly own the vehicle. In my opinion the things the vehicle comes with are the things that should stay with it and if people start paying for subscriptions, they can cancel or change at any time and you never actually have ownership of your vehicle even if it's paid off.
I tried it with the free into offers, and I even living just west of Boston find that major highways are often only partially mapped. Like Rt 2 from Boston area to Gardner, its about 80% there dropping out in city areas. Horrible. Then worse yes the rediculous lane maintaining smart cruise control is basically a pain in the ass item obviously made to sell blue cruise. I always have my hands on the wheel but every 15 seconds if I have not moved the steering wheel against the cruise controls input, I get that stupid warning to keep my hands on the steering wheel. My Hyundia and our previous Tesla were both immensly better that Fords rediculous lane maintaining cruise. Yes that is without blue cruise..
Wow... I thought it was just Canada... If full major routes are not even available in a major hub such as Boston, what the heck is Ford thinking? If this was their first or second year, I would give them some slack as they build up mapping but here we are 5 years later... Sounds like the higher ups made a decision that they want subscription money but then decided they didn't want to fund or advance the programs that they are wanting people to pay for. Doesn't work that way and once you tarnish your name, you're done. BC is known as a dud to me and so many others as our free trials end. Those are lost opportunities, and worse yet, we are advocates telling our friends that BC is useless. BC should be free to all until they get the system to a point where a good portion of people find it worthwhile paying for.
Yeah, I think there is enough value to it that I would pay if Ford was truly taking on a cost to keep maps updated for hands free and sending vehicles out to ensure the hands free works properly, which they claim is where the cost largely goes and since I haven't seen evidence to the contrary I will give them the benefit of the doubt.
