• Jesus@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Depends on the manufacturer. A lot of American and European “smart” cars work fine without an internet connection. You need to use a key fob, and apps cloud maps or streaming apps obviously won’t work, but the basic driving, climate, and media stuff should work.

    A lot of American and European cars actually kill your cloud service access if you don’t keep paying a subscription fee.

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      2 months ago

      I have zero use for a cloud connected car lol.

      • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Cloud connected cars are essentially what happens when companies refuse to admit smart phones are superior for 99% of the stuff they want their car to do, and the other 1% is subscription bullshit.

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      2 months ago

      I think they keep an IOT connection alive to get the data they need from the car, they just kill your enjoyment of it. What happens if it would truly drop, your guess is as good as mine.

      And that is with vested manufacturers. With startups it could be much worse.