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Whats the beat car brand for HA (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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I have a KIA, it is decent but I would love more freedom ans I sont trust that access will remain free. VW is paid now.

I am in europe and looking to buy in2027.

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[–] 35 points 1 week ago* (6 children)

Do not base one of the most expensive purchases of your life around a single application.

My opinion - since you're running HA, I assume you like having control over your data. Any vehicle with a connection to the manufacturer is absolutely sucking up your data (everything you do in and to the car), and selling it to insurance providers.

Don't lean on the GDPR to protect you here. Your data is not safe in a connected car. Buy used.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Yeah I'm not, I have a number of options and this is a point of consideration.

    All cars are required to have a sim since 2016, I wish they didnt have manufacturer access but they do. I thought maybe I would get someone pointing out how to get access locally

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    I guess we got lucky with our 2015 Highlander 😅

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Yeah, tbh I want to decouple from tech providers completely and part of that would be enabling smart features to work locally in the car or back to a home server. I wish it were possible, currently you cant even get a FOSS alternative to apple or android auto

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I agree. Do not pick a brand based on a cloud service that's subject to change.

    My car is not connected to HA because I never created a login for it. I even went through the process to disable data transmission from the vehicle to Subaru.

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