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I have both a new electric Audi and new Tesla. In either car I can just remove the sim and it'll completely disable all of the internet based features. A lot of
by shiftpgdn 5y ago
I have both a new electric Audi and new Tesla. In either car I can just remove the sim and it'll completely disable all of the internet based features. A lot of the FUD around new cars is spread by grumpy old automotive journalists.
- Karsteski 5y agoIf you were to remove the sim card, would that void your warranty with either of those manufacturers? If so, that is not a long term solution, unfortunately.
- shiftpgdn 5y agoNo. They just stop calling home to the mothership. My Audi actually had a faulty sim module for a few months until I had time to get it fixed and other than not being able to check the charge status while away from the car it didn't really bother me.
- foobarian 5y ago> In either car I can just remove the sim For now!
- luma 5y agoDoes this impact your access to Tesla services or charging infrastructure? Can you still supercharge?
- shiftpgdn 5y agoAs far as I know yes you can still supercharge. The only thing I lose is the ability to remote control the car when out of bluetooth range as well as all the map & streaming features.
- darknavi 5y agoShould be able to supercharge. It communicates with the charger over the charging cable to tell it what account to charge. You might lose access once you're on old enough software though.
- jen20 5y agoWhat happens when they (inevitably) move to eSIM?
- petre 5y agoWait until they put in eSIMs. Those you can probably disable as well but with a different level of expertise. Or you can damage the antenna or just stick aluminium foil tape onto it.