Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Jailbreaking cars doesn't stop with repair, either. Cars like the Tesla are basically ...
Jailbreaking cars doesn't stop with repair, either. Cars like the Tesla are basically giant rent-extraction machines. If you want to use all the "features" your Tesla ships with - like access to the full charge on your battery - you have to pay tens of thousands of dollars in subscription fees over the life of the car, and when you sell your car, all that "downloadable content" is clawed back.
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