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Whats the beat car brand for HA (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Squizzy@lemmy.world 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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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

A dumb one, as in not connected. You can get an OBD add-on for $100 US that will connect to home assistant.

https://youtu.be/3JW3J4_Ukrs

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Love the stock pot dude

I wish it were that easy but I need an EV which all have services live. Removing the sim causes performance issues

[–] TarantulaFudge@startrek.website 3 points 2 weeks ago

OBD is not a good solution for this. These devices can crash/fail and cause problems. It's just not reliable enough.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OBD ports were not designed as IO ports. OBD plugins can cause parasitic draws, fires and fry the ECU.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huge portions of the auto industry use them as such, including rental companies and insurance carriers.

I think I'll take the actions of the people who actually pay money based on those consequences rather than a rando on the internet.

[–] TarantulaFudge@startrek.website 1 points 5 days ago

I mean that's exactly why I don't use these devices. ODB port is not designed to be used for extended periods of time. I've had them fail on me before. It's a diagnostic port not a USB port. There are a lot of things connecting to the bus already.