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I think the data collection part is a surmise from the author.
by nashashmi 4y ago
I think the data collection part is a surmise from the author.
- kiawe_fire 4y agoThank you. Re-reading it, I’m sure you’re correct. > GM would benefit from focusing engineers and investment on one approach to more tightly connecting in-vehicle infotainment and navigation with features such as assisted driving, Edward Kummer, GM's chief digital officer, and Mike Himche, executive director of digital cockpit experience, said in an interview. This is the actual reasoning provided by GM sources in the article. I jumped the gun. I can very much sympathize with the desire to concentrate engineering efforts, and I’m sure there are things they would love to spend time on that would be eclipsed or ignored if the user lives in CarPlay or Android Auto. But this is concentrating resources in the wrong direction, for the wrong reasons, with little useful gain.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoIt's not supposition. Every vehicle that has telematics hardware, regardless of subscription status or options purchased, is sending a near constant stream of location, vehicle, and environmental data back to the manufacturer. The only way to stop it is to disconnect the antenna for the cellular modem or cut its power.
- SamuelAdams 4y agoYeah I noticed this on my 2023 Mazda CX-5. What’s worse - even if you don’t use the MyMazda app, telematics data is still sent to Mazda. Is there a YouTube video series that explains how to rip out these TCU’s? More on telematics control units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telematic_control_unit?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telematic_control_unit?wprov=s...
- kotaKat 4y agoI mean, GM did gather the listening habits of 90,000 "volunteers". https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html https://boingboing.net/2018/10/23/dont-touch-that-dial.html