Exactly. I love how @Ford Motor Company told us to use "a" fob after including a single fob with the vehicle. The message should have said "the" fob.
I'm pretty sure it's just a money thing. Even if they could make enough fobs during this chip shortage, it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for them to send out and program new fobs. Beans to them, I know, but they're already losing millions of dollars to the chip shortages. So you can bet they're gonna pinch pennies where possible.
I did the same. Do I recall correctly that last fall, Ford gave a few $hundred price drop just prior to starting actual deliveries? I also recall a substantial purchase discount for Ford Options. The second fob including programming by the Dealer was about $150. Plus, I have all those FORDPASS points, and "free charging" kWh. Seems like overall, Ford has treated me well. If you want a second fob - get it and quit complaining! My wife carries 2 different fobs in her purse, they usually migrate to the bottom since she never needs to touch them, and she can drive either of our cars: Highlander Hybrid or the Mach E. Bottom line, I did not purchase a Mach E because it had PAAK. Nice to have, but not needed for me to enjoy Driving the Mustang! Once the car purrs to life (yes, I leave the interior sound on - I think it is cool!) and I push the pedal to the floor, all thoughts of PAAK disappear! And, that curve that I used to take at 50 mph and now can take at XXmph - oh what a feeling!
If the motor control software was done as poorly, our cars would be sitting in the driveway or stranded somewhere most of the time. The product development standards and validation of everything connected with the center display are nowhere near accepted automotive practice.
Another thought: Windows by Microsoft, Edge and Chrome, WORD/EXCEL/ETC, and numerous other main stream and decades-long experienced product developers have similar problems. Updates are sent out weekly and sometimes don't mess things up. Really? Hundreds of updates for Windows and they are still trying to get it right?
It’s no more a “safety issue” than pre-remote lock/unlock was. There once was a time, where you had to walk up to your locked car and use a metal key to unlock the door. Then, once inside the car, you had to select a different metal key to insert into the ignition lock and start the car. It really sucked if it was raining on date night, you got drenched opening the door for your beloved first then walking around to get in yourself.
I came soooo close to typing that.
