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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Good to know. So things to inquire when buying a car will be:

  • What happens when I decline the usage terms of the on board system?
  • How do I disable or remove the SIM card?

I guess in either case the answer will likely mean I will keep driving my existing car until it dies.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

SIM card removal, antenna destruction, etc. Will only help us until they play the insurance card. Can't afford shooting down the road in two tons of steel without insurance.

[–] Sarcastik 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it's a Tesla, you lose all access to connectivity, OTA updates, "autopilot", driver assist, gps, etc...

Fuck Elon

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fine, I have a degoogled phone for that

[–] Asudox 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it possible to sideload updates to a Tesla?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Of course it's possible if you have physical access. The question is: how easy? And: are you prepared for them to remotely disble your car while you're working on it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't you just cut the antennas?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean like completely rip open the interior, find the wiring for the antennas and cut them? Yeah, not something I'm gonna do to a machine I just paid tens of thousands of Euros for.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's designed to be opened without damaging it. Just install a switch

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

In the cars I know, the electronics are one of the first things they attach to the bare bone car body. Sure I can get to it... by dismantling half of the car.