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Is there a practical way to block any outgoing communication and telemetry from getting sent? Like a Little Snitch but for your car?
by lxe 3y ago
Is there a practical way to block any outgoing communication and telemetry from getting sent? Like a Little Snitch but for your car?
- newprint 3y agoI remember reading on HN that someone found a sim card in their vehicle and took it out.
- NickNameNick 3y agoPresumably the new ones use an e-sim instead of a physical one.
- toast0 3y agoWell, I removed the telematics module from my car. But it already stopped working because it was 3G only. The car was built in 2014, shipped with a 2G modem that was replaced at Ford's expense when 2G went offline shortly after the car was sold. My other car with telematics was built in 2016 with a 3G modem that also no longer works.
- mysterydip 3y agoI guess there's a silver lining to sunsetting 3G I hadn't considered. Thanks!
- hatsunearu 3y agoFor my car (2024 GR Corolla) you can pull a fuse that goes to the telematics computer. The car has a bad habit of calling the emergency hotline on a race track if you go over rumble strips (those painted red/white strips) because it shakes the car so violently I guess. Popping the fuse will make it stop happening.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoOn my 2021 Camry, the fuse is labeled `DCS` — the only caveat is, it disables the front-right tweeter (there is a bypass, but requires you to remove the front dashboard and install jumpers across the DCS connector).
- stavros 3y agoThose are the two randomest things to couple together in a single fuse.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoThe tracking module uses this speaker for Emergency Communications in the event of a crash.
- stavros 3y agoRight, but it doesn't have to be powered by the same fuse, no?
- sentientslug 3y agoI guess the point is that if the emergency module is powered the speaker by nature would also have to be powered. A fail safe of sorts.
- 1_1xdev1 3y agoworse in subaru's... both front speakers AND the mic. bluetooth phone calls no longer work, and, your music only comes from the back. similarly it is /possible/ though a giant PITA to take apart the front of your car and make those work again, per some blog post i saw 4 years ago and can no longer find.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago>phone calls no longer work I think this is also true on the Toyotas, but I do not carry a phone with me so it's just me streaming tunes on the XM radio [don't think this tracks/listens]. >your music only comes from the back However, you barely notice the single missing tweeter, and it is *but a small item on my car-care maintenance list [to add back the sound via harness jumpter/bypass].
- codazoda 3y agoI wonder if metal tape, used for ducting, would work.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoDoubtful... BUT if you try, remember that most vehicles have dual antenna (one on top, one on bottom - for roll-overs). It's easier to just disconnect both antenna from the modem OR disable power to it entirely.