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I just want the most basic, no-frills EV truck. I'd even pay a premium over what such a thing _should_ cost. I want no cloud connectivity _at all_ unless I add
by knowaveragejoe 2mo ago
I just want the most basic, no-frills EV truck. I'd even pay a premium over what such a thing _should_ cost. I want no cloud connectivity _at all_ unless I add it myself in some way.
- xoxxala 2mo agoYou might want to check out Slate: https://www.slate.auto/en https://www.slate.auto/en No embeded modem.
- Cider9986 2mo agoRivian let's you disable all connectivity. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47967786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47967786
- dotancohen 2mo agoI believe that Tesla does, or did. I never disabled mine as I want the vehicle to improve on the roads that I frequent. And it has, noticeably so, in the four years I've owned the vehicle.
- jeffbee 2mo agoYou can disable connectivity in any car by pulling fuses.
- olyjohn 2mo agoYeah but sometimes that disables other things too. Like when I pulled the fuse on my car for the radio, it disabled the power door locks and the door/headlight chime. Not every item gets it's own circuit.
- HDBaseT 2mo agoNot without consequences. You could be sacrificing other features, increasing your increase premiums (or get claims denied) or potentially breaking the law.
- jeffbee 2mo agoTelematics systems for insurance are not even lawful in my state.
- Grombobulous 2mo agoThat is admirable, though of course it should be a legal standard, and there should also be legal standards for building features in a way that allows you to use them when your data collection is disabled. Disabling data collection shouldn’t disable entire major features like lane centering and navigation. Even tech giant spyware companies like Google offer offline maps.