Comment on When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?

• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cloud connected cars are essentially what happens when companies refuse to admit smart phones are superior for 99% of the stuff they want their car to do, and the other 1% is subscription bullshit.

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  • ShepherdPie@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nah they’re using that cloud connection to spy on you and make money on the backend by selling your data.

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    • leftzero@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also to be able to disable certain functionalities of your car if you don’t pay a monthly ransom subscription.

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    • Aceticon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not in the EU they’re not.

      Legally they can’t and if they do it and get caught the fines are proportional to their Worldwide Revenues.

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      • streetfestival@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Bless the EU

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• kent_eh@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have zero desire for a cloud connected car.

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