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0 pointsstavros2y ago0 comments

Unfortunately, I don't expect to ever again be able to buy a car I don't have to cut the antenna from.

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I'd expect "cutting the antenna" to come with severe insurance penalties at some point.

PS: Or the vehicle goes into emergency mode and you can still drive but only with hazard lights on.

Why would there be insurance penalties if my car can't talk to its servers? Or why would a car go into emergency mode every time I took a holiday up in the mountains?

snypher2y ago

Why not? It's not like the end user will have a choice. The manufacturer will take whatever action it likes.

andsoitis2y ago

> Why would there be insurance penalties if my car can't talk to its servers?

Driving patterns indicate risk profile.

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