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When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work? (restofworld.org)

submitted 2 months ago by True@lemy.lol to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] femtech@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ahh I gotcha. Yeah, I like my EV but with the reports coming out that they are selling data to insurance providers I would love to disconnect my connection to the Internet but I believe it has a esim from Verizon.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, and digging that out could be a huge pain, as it's usually buried beneath the dashboard, so it would probably take an hour or two to get to, even if it is user-removable.

I'm not going to buy any vehicle that I cannot block from accessing the internet, so my search for a car is a bit complicated. Instead of just looking at price and specs, now I also have to look for what kind of spyware it has and if it can be easily disabled.