Take a car with an internal combustion engine and replace everything that is needed for an electric car. Now you have a no-nonsense car.

Instead, we have a rolling data center that feels like a smartphone.

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    21 days ago

    Maybe if you’re thinking about a 1957 Buick Special, then yeah. That’s a frame, driveline, seats, and a radio. ICE vehicles since the late 00s have been smart devices that phone home.z

    I think the answer to your question is that it’s more profitable to sell a vehicle that continues to generate value by collecting and sending data home which can be sold.

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      20 days ago

      ICE vehicles since the late 00s have been smart devices that phone home.

      Bullshit. I have two 2017 vehicles with zero connectivity.

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        20 days ago

        Bullshit is pretty strong language, I have a 2015 that phones.