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Electric Cars Are Already Upending America | After years of promise, a massive shift is under way
(www.theatlantic.com)
this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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I can't wait to not own my car anymore and have all features preinstalled but not working because I didn't pay enough.
Audi and BMW are doing this for a decade. A friend has an Audi and he cracked the infotainment to have all the smart drive things and sensors for parking
Yo ho ho a new sea to sail under the jolly roger yaharr
An optimist I see
I never thought people would be rogering their cars. XD
XD Man, times have changed.
Wonder what they would do if found out. Would they brick the car remotely? Then would it be covered under insurance since the car is totaled if the CPU is bricked. That sure would be an interesting lawsuit to find out about the true ownership of a car.
It's an old model, doesn't have an antenna.
This is trend is happening regardless of whether or not the wheels spin because of batteries or little explosions.
We need to push for consumer protection for all vehicles.
Yup, but it's easier to lock down an EV because they don't need to include an OBDII port (no emissions), so there's really no standards they need to adhere to. So they just remove pretty much all choice at the start so people don't get mad later when they remove features in future models.
ICE cars need to do it more slowly to properly boil the frog.
Also my car updating overnight and the update broke my brakes and I am dead the next day.