• SmokumJoe@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There are high quality reliable cars that still run great from the early to mid 2000s. They are very inexpensive compared to modern vehicles. May cost a bit more in gas.

    You control them completely

    Didn’t he preach in the past that NOT using automated driving systems would be completely unsafe?

    Confidence Man!

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      7 months ago

      Even those are riddled with proprietary devices. Cars have had a CAN bus network of devices for decades. These closed smarts alone have caused things like the emissions scandal. These alone interfere with right to repair and competition. What is new is the spying and direct control, but the problem is older than that.