• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    1 day ago

    At least w/ OnStar, there are documented ways to disable it, and it’s honestly not all that difficult (basically remove power to the OnStar device). Some cars are more integrated, so disabling that crap is a lot more difficult w/o breaking anything important.

    • Cactopuses@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 day ago

      No for sure I hear what you’re saying, onstar was just a handy example, other vehicles have OTA updates also and systems to disable the vehicle.

      My point was the tech isn’t specific to BEV it’s becoming a “feature” in modern cars more broadly

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 day ago

        Absolutely. If you care about this, search for a YT video or something about how to disable it, and they’ll walk you through it and list the caveats. For example, sometimes it’ll just show a warning on the infotainment center, and other times unrelated functions will break.

        BEVs certainly started the trend, but once they showed people will put up w/ it, combustion vehicles followed suit.