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When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work? (restofworld.org)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or when the network that the car relies on no longer exists. My old e-reader's mobile connectivity no longer works because the phone company providing the service turned the 3G network off in the upgrade to 4G.

It's just 17 years old. People tend to keep cars for about that long. What happens then? Does it just become limited to basics only, or become a big metal brick?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People stop paying for smart car’s online services all the time.

You typically lose access maps or only get basic offline maps without traffic and charging stations listed. You also lose the ability to use streaming apps, the ability to remotely control locks, windows, cameras and climate from your phone, stolen vehicle tracking, alarm notifications, etc.

But if you have CarPlay / Android auto, the good maps and streaming apps can be pumped in from your phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've never seen Android Auto work worth a shit. I use a charge-only USB cable to prevent my phone from trying to connect. The only use I have for the infotainment system is as a smooth flat surface on which to attach an adhesive phone mount.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I only use android auto in my ev6, I have had multiple pixel phones. Google map, a better route planner, teams, YouTube music. No issues, well one issue but it was not android auto, the cable connection in the car was loss so I put some conductive grease on it and reconnected it. Had no dropout's since.