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Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening

208 points · 139 comments · longhaul

longhaul · 1791129531 · focus · HN ↗
There are no specific opt outs. Either you allow everything or navigation doesn’t work etc.
1. jeffbee · 1791130053 · focus · HN ↗
  Why rely on your car's built-in software for navigation? Smartphone navigation is going to be a lot better (in my experience) and Google, Apple privacy terms are greatly superior.
  1. jazzyjackson · 1791130973 · focus · HN ↗
    Huh? My 2019 vehicles have GPS that works completely without data uplink. Trouble is map updates (distributed on SD cards) are being discontinued in favor of cellular subscription services that don’t work in the desert.
    jeffbee · 1791131113 · focus · HN ↗
    > works completely ... Trouble is map updates
    Do you hear yourself?
    flowerbreeze · 1791131655 · focus · HN ↗
    I don't know if the above post had an edit, but it says "distributed on SD cards" now. My cheap ~5yo car is the same, I can only update the maps via USB. The navigation still works, but is a lot worse/more out of date than any smartphone app where I live. Although even google maps barely works around here.

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