• Andonyx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 days ago

    I’ve been riding motorcycles for a couple decades and now that they’re all fancy and computer controlled, most bike have their ECUs cracked within a couple years. Granted most of the time it’s to remove Euro-5 emissions controls 🙄, or remove speed limiters. But could this be an option to disable car surveillance?

    I recognize car companies will probably retaliate by saying you voided warranty, but so far most motorcycle companies don’t do that.

  • TheDoctorDonna@piefed.caEnglish
    91·
    7 days ago

    Why does this video feel like AI? Not trying to cast doubt on the content by any means - fuck car manufactures (and iirc Mercedes is already doing something similar), but the random speeds and weird inflections make this feel like AI slop.

    • jpeps@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      Pretty sure it’s slightly sped up, which might be giving it an uncanny feel.

      • TheDoctorDonna@piefed.caEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        Oh that makes sense. I specifically don’t watch videos sped up because I hate how it feels lol. It’s hard not to be suspicious of everything I see on the internet though too.

  • WandowsVista@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    7 days ago

    found a 2011 Ford Ranger with 50k miles on her and I will drive this analog truck until I die

  • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    Even ebikes are going to shit with all their DRM, if you want a high end one

  • SnarkoPolo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    6 days ago

    There’s a movie scene in that. Protagonist is being chased, desperately tries to start the car.

  • merc@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    6 days ago

    This video is just based off a patent filing?

    Just because a company patents something doesn’t mean they have any intention of implementing it. There are generally 3 different reasons to patent something:

    1. Patent it because you intend to use it
    2. Patent it to add to your patent portfolio to sell or trade at some point
    3. Patent it to control it so that nobody else can do it

    Number 3 is something that big companies are notorious for. An oil company might own patents on renewable technologies to block renewable tech. companies from implementing those ideas. If they do, they violate the patent and the oil company can sue. That puts roadblocks in front of the renewable tech. companies and reduces competition for the oil company.

  • rainbowbunny@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    And almost all cars in the US have telecommunication infrastructure already to track what you’re saying. Can someone from the US just buy a car from overseas, if they need one, that doesn’t have tracking?

    • Pogbom@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      In Canada, we’re allowing the first wave of ~50K Chinese EVs into our market this year, and all you hear is panic about whether we can trust a company beholden to the Chinese government. It’s all just so hypocritical… we’re fine with sharing our most intimate thoughts with western social media, smart phones and cars, but as soon as it’s another country, we should be terrified. Hate none of it or hate all of it.

      • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        From western companies, that’s projection at its best.

        Chinese EV makers are aware of the defiance and could go easy on the data collection.

        But what I really hope is to see disconnected EVs! I enjoyed advanced infotainment, but I’m growingly frustrated with the idea my car spies on me more than my phone, and even more since I switched to Graphene OS.

        And it looks like what Slate is about to offer (learnt about their existence in this thread!).

    • jmill@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      I mean, what car would that be? I saw a report last year, all 25 manufacturers they looked at were doing this shit. It’s not a US only problem.