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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, the Chinese manufacturers are out to make money, and at least we know what to expect from them.

Besides, being profitable usually means making a better product than your competitors.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

GASP!

You mean... Proper capitalism!?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Okay there's a ton of spyware in the car, but - just . . don't . . . connect it. Or whatever.

[–] oakward@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which of them are you talking about?

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And you think ICE cars don't have spyware these days?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I dunno, ICE cars weren't on my list to start with. I assume.

[–] Benchamoneh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I suspect you know this, and your post is sarcastic. But just in case:

Most cars have their own embedded SIMs nowadays. They're already connected. You can't disconnect them.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, I haven't bought a new car in many many years.

That's absolutely unacceptable. I would have the dashboard pulled out in minutes. Wherever the modem is, it wouldn't be there for long.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hahahah, fuse go brrrr.

Jokes aside, they probably shut off the car if it can't phone home within a certain time period.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's equivalent to buying a subscription to a car. I would never buy that car. That's koo koo bananapants unsane.

Of course, I don't have a facepals account either so - what do i know.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah. I have a car that has telemetry. Sucks for privacy, but if I was going to commit a crime, I would just ******************************************************************************, use the system to obfuscate the data.

[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't know that they're out to make money though. A lot of the Chinese manufacturers are now struggling due to the price war they instigated themselves. Huge production surplus but they pushed down the price so much they hardly make any money

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think a lot of it is also growing their market share and establishing their brand.

[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 1 points 1 day ago

Brand recognition is important, but it's a dangerous game operating mostly on government subsidies. Once you have established low prices it's hard to reverse it

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Competition is fierce, but they are not exactly struggling due to government subsidies/incentives. These are so extreme that Chinese manufacturers are over producing and dumping "used" EVs with zero mileage for export.

Similar to US agricultural dumping, this is a terrible policy for everyone, except for the beneficiaries of the subsidies, and maybe the overseas consumers who get cheap EVs in the short term.

China's Zero-Mile 'Used' EVs Are Flooding Global Markets - https://insideevs.com/news/763687/china-zero-mile-used-evs/