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This would be happening even without EVs. BMW is doing it for a lot of their gas cars, and other brands will follow.
by twblalock 4y ago
This would be happening even without EVs. BMW is doing it for a lot of their gas cars, and other brands will follow.
- bityard 4y agoI agree that it's likely the future, but right _now_ you can buy any number of ICE cars that don't require permission from the manufacturer (in the form of account creation, app usage, and a permanent connection to the cloud) to drive/own, but I'm not aware of any full electric cars that don't.
- b112 4y agopermanent connection to the cloud You sure about that? Ford and GM track you, spy on you relentlessly.
- edgyquant 4y agoIf you have a newer model. At the moment you can still buy older models without that, a ban would make this illegal.
- bityard 4y agoI don't know the current status of any particular brand, but I was assuming there are still new ICE cars being made in 2023 that don't require a permanent cloud connection, app, or website in order to own, use, or maintain. If that is not the case, please let me know. But I know for sure that there are no electric cars you can buy that don't require the owner/drive to be a "user" of various IT systems run by the car maker. Which effectively means you can buy the car, but never actually own it.