And manufactures see them as a chance to make an always connected car that phones home. Tesla was first but everyone else is copying them now.
We urgently need a new generation of very basic transportation devices. The 3rd world relies on Toyo HiLuxes etc which are still easy to keep running. LandRover used to be all over the third world because they were rugged, basic and easy to work on. You'd think Tata who now own them would be continuing the tradition but they are building luxury vehicles with no clear purpose except signaling pretensions to offroad abilities. Embroidered with ECM controlled chips, wiring and sensors...</rant>
> “Question 1 (2020) required manufacturers that sell motor vehicles equipped with telematics systems to install a standardized open data platform beginning with model year 2022. The initiative defined telematics systems as a system in a motor vehicle that collects information generated by the operation of the vehicle that is then transmitted through wireless communications to a remote receiving point where it is stored. The measure allowed vehicle owners to access telematics system data through a mobile device application and to give consent for independent repair facilities to access that data and send commands to the system for repair, maintenance, and diagnostic testing.”
https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Question_1,_%22Right_t...
Excuse me sir, Did you upload your drive path to NHTSA today? No that will be a $300 fine...
And btw, many web pages do still work if you disable js. I'm saying that as someone who routinely disables js for websites that abuse it.
I'm talking more about the situation where it's your own car.