The point about price sums it up perfectly. I have a german car from 2009, it’s really solid, fun to drive, technologically exactly where I want it to be and - perhaps most importantly of all - it does not fucking spy on me.
You can get the spy part with any newer vehicle. My 2015 Jeep Patriot and Dodge Ram pickup can both be hacked to the point of the driver no longer having control of the vehicle. It’s been proven and actually done. Maybe your German car is old enough, maybe it isn’t. But the spying is everywhere now.
It’s not so much hackers I’m afraid of, but rather the invasive spying done by modern cars. Mine is old enough to not have any of that, but new enough to have all the things I do want to have.
They can do it now as it is. Even ICE vehicles can track your acceleration, braking, speed, and even lane weaving, (and yes it can/could affect your insurance rates). There are a few that do so now. They have ‘Black boxes’ like airplanes that can have data accessed in real time if it’s wanted. The tech is simple and cheap and it’s been around for a while.
The point about price sums it up perfectly. I have a german car from 2009, it’s really solid, fun to drive, technologically exactly where I want it to be and - perhaps most importantly of all - it does not fucking spy on me.
You can get the spy part with any newer vehicle. My 2015 Jeep Patriot and Dodge Ram pickup can both be hacked to the point of the driver no longer having control of the vehicle. It’s been proven and actually done. Maybe your German car is old enough, maybe it isn’t. But the spying is everywhere now.
It’s not so much hackers I’m afraid of, but rather the invasive spying done by modern cars. Mine is old enough to not have any of that, but new enough to have all the things I do want to have.
They can do it now as it is. Even ICE vehicles can track your acceleration, braking, speed, and even lane weaving, (and yes it can/could affect your insurance rates). There are a few that do so now. They have ‘Black boxes’ like airplanes that can have data accessed in real time if it’s wanted. The tech is simple and cheap and it’s been around for a while.