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Longing for the day I can buy an EV that's not a smartphone on wheels is like... (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by to c/simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.works
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No touch screens, no telemetry, no cellular modems, no wifi, no apps, no subscriptions, no infotainment.

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[–] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The bolt has buttons and no real smart features but it also has an infotainment tablet. It also still has gps and Wi-Fi and whatever else as options, so I don't particularly trust it not to be tracking everything. It's certainly miles better than most of the competition but it's still a modern car.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago

    As I understand it, one of the other advantages of the bolt is that it's fairly easy to disconnect. There's a dedicated fuse you can pull which will disable the telemetry as well as the microphone and a lot of the related infotainment system functions like gps. Or for those who want more of those functions, you can open the panel behind the screen, unplug the antenna, and replace it with with a terminator so that it thinks it's intact but has no signal.

    Of course, it will still try to send data home through your phone if you let it. Apparently it can do that through android auto and carplay if they are connected via bluetooth but not over USB.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    There are guides to disabling OnStar effectively which should assuage those concerns. Well, for the 23 and older models. Not sure about the new stuff.

    A quick terminator on the cellular antenna makes it receive no cell signal - the other features that don't rely on cellular all continue working.

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