Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range

• Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If you think a shitty company like Tesla wouldn’t instantly stop your car from working if you did that, you’re even more gullible than your first comment suggests

  If 5k is the difference between a car you wouldn’t buy and a car you would buy, you need to buy a car you can afford, not a car you want

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If you think a shitty company like Tesla wouldn’t instantly stop your car from working if you did that

    Presumably, the hack would involve segregating the car from the Tesla network and disabling any auto-lock feature. Otherwise, sure, its not worth much as a hack.,

    But we’ve solved this problem in DRM-locked video games for decades. We’ve even got pirated backend servers, for hosting illicit versions of MMORPGs. This isn’t an unsolvable problem. It isn’t even an unsolved problem.

    If 5k is the difference between a car you wouldn’t buy and a car you would buy, you need to buy a car you can afford

    Particularly for low end models, $5k translates to a lot of car. The difference between a $10k vehicle and a $15k vehicle is substantial.

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    • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      10k car go brrrr

      15k car go brrrr

      🤷

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But which one’s A/C still works?

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