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Toyota is taking the Corolla electric

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  1. ck2 · · focus · HN ↗
    can we get a car that doesn't self-drive or phone-home?

    just replace all the gas burning, oil dripping parts

    electric cars also produce way less brake dust particulates, so it's a win all around

    just stop trying to make a car a smartphone

    1. reilly3000 · · focus · HN ↗
      At this point I’d pay a significant premium to the dealership and brand that will:

      - A. make me an accessor to any datasets (and derivative reports that include my data if you want an extra poisonous pill) that include my data as a full dump and access log of my records and ‘admin’ activities.

      - B. Tear out the telemetry hardware, or let me send it to my own endpoint. No satellite access needed. No thanks, driver cam. Who needs LoJack when we have Flock?

      - C. Sell a car that’s built to be owned and operated by a human, not an auto brand. If they want to subscribe to some sort of remote assistance subscription, that would be an aftermarket 3rd party device. Open software and hardware within safety protocols increase the value proposition significantly. I would think this is the lowest TCO option, with standard, locally milled parts.

      One can dream, right?

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