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Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels? (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by Changelin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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For over a century, the automobile has represented freedom, power, and the thrill of mechanical mastery. The connection between driver, machine, and road defined what it meant to own and love a car. But in today’s digital era, a different trend is unfolding. Cars are no longer just machines designed to take us from point A to point B. Increasingly, they resemble something else entirely: smartphones on wheels.

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 42 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Imagine a car without cellular connectivity

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 32 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You mean, like the car that I drive currently? It’s pretty tough to picture, honestly.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Tough to picture? Maybe improve your arts skills.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

No need to improve your art skills. All you need to do now is feed your 2026 Civic some keywords to generate an AI image.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Archive link to an FAQ for the Slate electric trucklette that claims no sim cards and minimum digital bits. No clue if it will be a good vehicle so don't take this as an endorsement. https://archive.ph/PMKpC

Anyone know other options?

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 5 points 8 hours ago

Suzuki Jimny, still comes in a very basic electrical system

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 4 points 3 hours ago

Find a car that fits your needs and then pull the fuse powering the sim card before it leaves the lot. If it breaks, put the fuse back and don't buy it.

My 2019 corolla lost the right speaker and mic access when I did that. I fixed the right speaker by crossing some wires, and the mic hasn't really been needed enough for me to dig deeper to fix it.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

Fucking sim cards in cars. I hate everything.