The president ordered an investigation into auto technology that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. and other smart-car imports from China.
This is something that bothers me. I see EVs as future and a next step in car evolution, but why all of them have to be connected? Why most people don’t have problem with it? I’m not talking about Chinese cars, but all of them.
20 years ago if you would say a car could be hacked one would laugh and say that this only happens in sci-fi movies, now this is a reality. And that’s not the only threat, there’s a huge implication with privacy. Why people are so not caring about it?
They don’t “all” have to be connected, the vast majority of available global models aren’t (IE a lot of the affordable Indian/Chinese models).
The vast majority of models sold in the USA are IE Tesla. More affordable models like the Renault Zoe afaik aren’t but I’m not sure how accessible these are in the USA. I’m not sure about the Chevvy Volt tbh… Consumers can purchase to buy a non-connected vehicle.
Out of the EVs I have I mostly use the one that is connected so I can do automations to turn on climate control etc. Connectivity is a convenience/safety thing for me and I assume others…
Chevy doesn’t make the Volt anymore and stopped making the Bolt. They are cutting off android auto and apple carplay to make you pay a subscription just like Tesla and Rivian. You can not pay for their connection service and just use those services with Ford and Hyundai I think but beyond that we’re talking extremely niche EVs.
Tesla is the market trend in the US and all of the EVs in the US are trying for that tablet in a hospital waiting room vibe.
This is something that bothers me. I see EVs as future and a next step in car evolution, but why all of them have to be connected? Why most people don’t have problem with it? I’m not talking about Chinese cars, but all of them.
20 years ago if you would say a car could be hacked one would laugh and say that this only happens in sci-fi movies, now this is a reality. And that’s not the only threat, there’s a huge implication with privacy. Why people are so not caring about it?
I think it’s simply that there’s not much we can do about it
So true, it’s either buy a car which steals all of your data or don’t buy a car at all. Which isn’t really a choice for most of us
How many people use smart devices? On the door, tv, Alexia? People “want” to be hacked.
They don’t “all” have to be connected, the vast majority of available global models aren’t (IE a lot of the affordable Indian/Chinese models).
The vast majority of models sold in the USA are IE Tesla. More affordable models like the Renault Zoe afaik aren’t but I’m not sure how accessible these are in the USA. I’m not sure about the Chevvy Volt tbh… Consumers can purchase to buy a non-connected vehicle.
Out of the EVs I have I mostly use the one that is connected so I can do automations to turn on climate control etc. Connectivity is a convenience/safety thing for me and I assume others…
Chevy doesn’t make the Volt anymore and stopped making the Bolt. They are cutting off android auto and apple carplay to make you pay a subscription just like Tesla and Rivian. You can not pay for their connection service and just use those services with Ford and Hyundai I think but beyond that we’re talking extremely niche EVs.
Tesla is the market trend in the US and all of the EVs in the US are trying for that tablet in a hospital waiting room vibe.