“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/52944835

You hear it all the time: Modern cars are basically smartphones on wheels. And just like the phone in your pocket, the car in your driveway collects vast amounts of data - tracking where you drive, how fast you accelerate, how hard you brake, how aggressively you turn, and much more. The legality of this […]

  • Scott 🇨🇦🏴‍☠️ @lemmy.ca
    131·
    2 days ago

    Family car is a 2014. Dad asked the other day “How would you feel if we got a hybrid?”

    My reply “As long as it doesn’t have a full-time network connection, I’m fine with it”

    Next time, I’ll be adding “No internal cameras, no infotainment system, and why buy an old hybrid instead of an old gas car?”

    • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      why buy an old hybrid instead of an old gas car?

      Better fuel economy and better driving characteristics? More power?

        • tpyo@lemmy.world
          1·
          15 hours ago

          I have a 2013 Kia optima hybrid that gets 550+ miles per tank; in comparison my kia Sportage gets >300. I filled that up weekly because I couldn’t go 2 weeks without out going empty. My hybrid I’ve had for a year has had less than two handfuls of fillups; basically I go over a month without filling the tank (they’re similar size tanks)

          The mpg I average is pretty low because my commute is short and on surface streets so it’s roughly 35mpg but on longer trips it goes above 40mpg. The Sportage was rated for 21/28 but it hardly ever got that high

          Even if it has reduced capacity due to age, like the other comment said, it is still vastly more efficient

        • SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world
          6·
          1 day ago

          It will still get much better mpg even with lower quality batteries. Also for the record I’m driving a 13 year old electric car and while it only had a 70 mile range at release, I still generally get about 50 to 60 miles on a charge.

    • aizakku@sh.itjust.works
      9·
      2 days ago

      I’ve got an ‘08 myself and I’m in the same boat. Gonna keep it at this vintage or older when I need a new one but I’ll drive it till it dies.

    • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      This is why I purchased a Suzuki Jimny.

      1. really stupid ADAS with no connectivity.
      2. big profile tyres so I can handle the potholes.
      3. goes anywhere so when the revolution comes I can go bush and avoid the conflict.
      • mx_smith@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 days ago

        I used to own a Sumarai, and loved that car. I didn’t realize the Jimny was almost the same thing but better looking and more of a hard top. I wished I lived outside the US.

        • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          The new ones have all the compromises of an off road vehicle, and are underpowered (like most modern ICE vehicles).

          They are still amazing fun to drive, although the Range Anxiety is Real. Driving over 110kmh on some roads is dangerous, especially with crosswinds.

          Despite it’s light weight, it is still a bit of a guzzler, I’m Averaging 9-10l/100km in daily and weekend use, which means I can only travel about 300-400km without having to fill up again: further if I drive sedately.

          I have friends with long-range 80l fuel tanks and there is also a 30l sub-tank available. It is technically possible to install them both at the same time, but that is a lot of extra weight and that doesn’t leave much room for mufflers.

          I know people who only drive on slow 90km/h roads and they often get 6-7l/100km.

          • mx_smith@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 day ago

            I used to drive it on the beach in VA it was a blast. I was driving across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel during hurricane Andrew and my friends in the back had to hold on to the top to keep it from blowing off. Fun times.

  • njordomir@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    My car was the last year before the model got a new spy stereo. I’m sure it has some in it, but nothing compared to later years and higher trims. I will hang onto it until it starts shooting engine pieces out the exhaust.