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Remember the car jacking scene in Terminator 3?

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[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Is there an option to physically disable this?

When i finally get an EV I don't want it to be online in any form, is it even possible to get one like that?

[–] Impromptu2599@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

It is not just EVs, this can be done on almost every new car in some form or another.

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Install the latest update and hope for the best.

Or try disabling bluetooth.

Or try to get a car without autonomous parking.

Seems like there is no real option though.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Install the latest update and hope for the best.

The addiction is also the cure.

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

That's what our economy has become. Sad.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This isn’t really an EV-related thing.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Remove the modem. When I was researching chevy bolts that was the first video I looked up and there was a guy walking through it. It involved opening up the panels and was time consuming but I was willing to do it. Unfortunately, didn't end up getting a chevy bolt.

Edit: sorry, I didn't read it and it appears to be bluetooth or radio frequency. Removing the modem would not prevent this attack. Probably update the car and hope for the best. Unless you figure out how to remove rf and bluetooth

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think there's a few options, in order of increasing cost:

  • get a really cheap one from ali express or similar
  • get an older one that uses a defunct connectivity method
  • modify one to remove/replace any telemetry modules
  • build it yourself from scratch using parts from ali express or similar
  • get a shop to build one for you
[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I was hoping for "get an older one that uses a defunct connectivity method"

The last car I got is from 2015 so in 10 years I'll get one from this year (but not tesla).

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Get a used moderately old petrol car and do an EV motor swap into it.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago

I want the new technology but it has to work like the old, and I can answer myself: Okay boomer!

I'll have to find a compromise when I finally get an EV.

[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

Get an old leaf with a new battery?