Electric Cars Are Already Upending America
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After years of promise, a massive shift is under way.

Electric Cars Are Already Upending America | After years of promise, a massive shift is under way::After years of promise, a massive shift is under way.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
    552·
    11 months ago

    I can’t wait to not own my car anymore and have all features preinstalled but not working because I didn’t pay enough.

    • JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      32·
      11 months ago

      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

      • The Pantser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 months ago

        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.

        • nfh@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          11 months ago

          I assume if you put custom firmware on the car, you’d either tamper with the antenna so this was not possible, or futz with signing keys so the car wouldn’t accept an OTA update from the manufacturer?

          • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            The problem is the first theft that everyone was too stupid to fight against. Emissions laws established that you don’t own your car when they required you to use OEM hardware. The state has every right to test what comes out the tailpipe, but has no right to tell you what you must purchase and install to pass the test. This is what killed the majority of the grassroots automotive hobby and surrounding businesses. You may not like mod car culture, but this was the first step in stealing ownership, just like “free” email and web searches are how an entire industry has the right to manipulate and now own us all by manipulation and exploitation of information.

            That said, if the antenna is altered in any way, it simply will not work. Antennas are a funny, fragile thing. The main problem will be when you need to work on the car and the proprietary diagnostic tool requires the car to be on the latest firmware. This will make your car depreciate like a phone. It is neo-digital-feudalism.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      11 months ago

      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.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        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.