I suspect that like John Deere there will be a Ukrainian style jack that undermines this bullshit.
Might be more difficult than that. I’m in the hunt for a new work truck, a ram 2500. I’m specifically targeting a 2019-2020, because the 4G cellular module is easily removed, whereas in newer models it is soldered directly to a main telematics board and is pretty tricky to remove.
These companies don’t want you removing these systems in their current state, as they’re harvesting your data and selling it off as another revenue stream. I suspect these future monitoring systems, if removed, will brick the vehicle in one way or another.
teamevil@lemmy.world 11 months ago
EmoBean@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Look at fleet trucks. Usually you can get them with any bs. Like even no ac, just a frame, body, and powertrain.
Also fancy electronics like that are pretty easy to disable hardware wise. Break a cap in the voltage regulation, break a few pins of a IC, anything really that functional kills it but still let’s everything else think it’s there or there a problem it has to ignore. Like microphone modules, I shove a pin it and scramble it then fill it with CA glue. Hardware thinks it’s there but it ain’t doing anything.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 11 months ago
A vehicle that doesn’t work without internet? That should turn out well.
oatscoop@midwest.social 11 months ago
It’s easier to disconnect the antenna and/or cover it with something that will block the signal. I did that to every car I bought with OnStar.