Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode: on Nostr: In contrast to older cars, modern ones often rely on the manufacturer #cloud. If this ...

In contrast to older cars, modern ones often rely on the manufacturer #cloud. If this cloud service is not available or discontinued, those #cars may stop working:

"no one can figure out how to restart #Fisker's servers, and these vehicles are bricks without server access"

Source:
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/software-based-car/

Customer of those products lose 100% of their "investment" form one day to the other.

I guess that a #Tesla won't work at all without its very curious mothership.

#privacy #lockin #car