do motorbikes have these bullshit "features"? guess it's time to learn
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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I intentionally choose not to buy cars or tvs that have built in software that must be updated for critical features as the end of life issue was obvious from the start.
Although less integrated with the vehicle’s systems, aftermarket telematics and diagnostic-port (OBD) solutions offer limited cloud connectivity to fill the gap left by OE services when they’re phased out. Unfortunately, most are engineered for fleet services
No mention of Open Vehicle Monitoring System (OVMS) here? Its mostly focused on older EVs where the manufacturer has abandoned the cloud portal for remote management of the car. However, that's nearly the exact problem the article is calling out for other non-EV cars.
Cloud? My vehicle is 26 years old. It has an aftermarket cd player that I installed in 2004.
My next vehicle will be an early 90s Mercedes.
My European car asks me each time I start it if I want to connect to the cloud. And defaults to "no" after 10 secs.
is that image AI generated? the way the sand interacts with the hand just looks wrong
edit: surprisingly not AI, at least the hand and sand are from 2016