Editing Crippleware (section)

==Automobiles==
[[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] limits the range on lower-end versions of the [[Tesla Model S|Model S]] in software, as well as disabling Autopilot functions if those functions weren't purchased.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crippleware: Upgrade fürs Auto |url=https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2018-06/crippleware-assistenzsystem-autopilot-tesla-model-s/komplettansicht  |date=2018-06-13 |website=[[Die ZEIT]] Online |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234227/https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2018-06/crippleware-assistenzsystem-autopilot-tesla-model-s/komplettansicht |archive-date=2018-06-13}}</ref>

Some high-end [[BMW]] cars in the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, and South Africa have the option to pay a subscription fee for features such as heated seats, advanced cruise control, and automatic beam switching.  The components and functionality already exist within the vehicle, but BMW has a software block that prevents them from being used without paying.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/bmw-cars-microtransactions|title=Some BMW Car Features Can Only be Unlocked With Microtransactions|first=Ryan|last=Dinsdale|date=13 July 2022|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=16 July 2022|archive-date=16 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716065705/https://www.ign.com/articles/bmw-cars-microtransactions|url-status=live}}</ref>