In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn't feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?
All of the features listed rely on external services and servers. I think it's completely fair to put them behind a subscription. This example isn't like the seat warmer subscription where you unlock hardware.
If you don't like subscriptions, don't buy them. You can still drive your car without all of this extra crap.
Remote lock & unlock? It's literally been a feature of dumb cars since the 90s.
I don't remember cars from the 90s coming with app support for iOS and Android. I don't recall the keys having several miles of range, either.
Of course your car key still works, this is about the internet connected app.