▲ 288 ▼ Feds Killed Polestar and Spared Volvo. That Should Terrify You (www.thedrive.com) submitted 4 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 114 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (5 children) Why in the fuck can't I purchase a non connected vehicle? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Slate Auto next year. Don't get the telematics module. permalink fedilink source parent [–] balp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) The main reason is safety; in many parts of the world, an automatic emergency call in case of an accident is mandatory. For this to be possible, the car needs to be connected. I know Russia, China, Japan, and the EU have these rules. I think it was mandatory in parts of the US as well, but I'm not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago You can have a car make an emergency automated call without having the car company, their partners, and the government inserted 3 feet up your rectum tracking everything everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sudo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago Who's safety though? The car owner that chooses to not have this system? The other driver that can choose whether or not to have such a system? The inanimate infrastructure that was involved in the accident? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I just want to point out that in order to call emergency services on mobile networks you don't need a sim card nor a modem or writing telemetry on the nand so often and so much that it bricks the car within a few years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Slate Auto next year. Don't get the telematics module. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balp@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) The main reason is safety; in many parts of the world, an automatic emergency call in case of an accident is mandatory. For this to be possible, the car needs to be connected. I know Russia, China, Japan, and the EU have these rules. I think it was mandatory in parts of the US as well, but I'm not sure. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago You can have a car make an emergency automated call without having the car company, their partners, and the government inserted 3 feet up your rectum tracking everything everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sudo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago Who's safety though? The car owner that chooses to not have this system? The other driver that can choose whether or not to have such a system? The inanimate infrastructure that was involved in the accident? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I just want to point out that in order to call emergency services on mobile networks you don't need a sim card nor a modem or writing telemetry on the nand so often and so much that it bricks the car within a few years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago You can have a car make an emergency automated call without having the car company, their partners, and the government inserted 3 feet up your rectum tracking everything everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago Who's safety though? The car owner that chooses to not have this system? The other driver that can choose whether or not to have such a system? The inanimate infrastructure that was involved in the accident? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I just want to point out that in order to call emergency services on mobile networks you don't need a sim card nor a modem or writing telemetry on the nand so often and so much that it bricks the car within a few years permalink fedilink source parent