ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) is the big hype in most industries these days. It allows companies to better plan financial performance and operating plans.
It also accounts for the increased cost to maintain software over the lifetime of hardware. 10 years ago, there have been no software...
Last time I used AM was to trace the perimeter wire for my robotic lawnmower... So I still have a good old AM/FM radio for that purpose (The AM portion at least, FM is a different story)
$800 per year is way too much. It also does not account for different amounts of usage. If I look at my current driving (before EV) I drive under 5000 miles per year, most likely less than 2500. A usage based model might be much better (10 cents per mile using blue cruise, 5 cents if used more...
Home Assistant HACS has a Ford Pass Integration: https://github.com/itchannel/fordpass-ha
I have not tested it, my truck will not arrive till late July.