XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.usa, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: j_carlson@gmx.com   
      
   On 1/6/2025 3:29 PM, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:   
   > On 1/6/25 6:04 PM, pothead wrote:   
   >> On 2025-01-06, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:   
   >>> On 1/4/25 11:13 AM, pothead wrote:   
   >>>> On 2025-01-04, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:   
   >>>>> Musk was able to tell a LOT of things quickly from   
   >>>>> the Vegas perps CyberTruck ... like everywhere it   
   >>>>> had been down to the minute, the state of the   
   >>>>> batteries, even that AutoDrive was not on at   
   >>>>> the time .......   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Just sayin'   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Gimme a refurbished '56 Chevy .......   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> All modern cars have telemetry. Some are worse than others but   
   >>>> Tesla takes it to an entirely new level.   
   >>>> Some of it can be turned off but some cannot.   
   >>>   
   >>>     Apparently someone else noticed this - NewsNation   
   >>>     is doing a story in about five minutes about the   
   >>>     'spy cars'.   
   >>   
   >> It's all over the car enthusiast groups.   
   >> The biggest problem is this spying is reported to insurance companies   
   >> and it literally includes how often you floor the accelerator, go above the   
   >> speed limit, brake hard   
   >> and so forth.   
   >>   
   >> God help you if you are in an accident and the ECU data doesn't match you   
   >> accounting of the accident   
   >> you are screwed.   
   >>   
   >> And the way they suck people in is if you disable a lot of this nanny stuff,   
   >> you don't get all the online   
   >> features of your car like real time apps, software updates, location,   
   alarms etc.   
   >> So people buy into it.   
   >   
   >    I looked into totally disabling the reporting system.   
   >   
   >    At least on Toyotas ... ya know those 'shark fin' antennas   
   >    everything has these days ? Disconnect it. The actual   
   >    telemetry box is buried deep in the dash, but it's that   
   >    hi-freq antenna that does the comms.   
   >   
   >    Then buy a cheapo add-on AM/FM.   
   >   
   >    Did look up '56 Chevy ... nicely restored they run   
   >    from $45-$70k - not so different from a modern SUV,   
   >    but SO much more style   
      
   And such a shitty car.   
      
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