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A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen

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1329 points kwindla | 4 comments | 25 Apr 25 15:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.004s | source
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SamuelAdams ◴[25 Apr 25 17:04 UTC] No.43796057[source]▶
Looks like the biggest thing isn’t even mentioned: no telematics control unit to track your behavior.

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/personal-informa...

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baby_souffle ◴[25 Apr 25 17:39 UTC] No.43796449[source]▶
> Looks like the biggest thing isn’t even mentioned: no telematics control unit to track your behavior.

Is that confirmed? I would buy one *today* if this was known to be true... but I am 80% sure that they don't have any in production; all I see are renders.

There will almost certainly be a WiFi radio (for at home OTA updates) but there will likely be a modem, too, for people that like to remotely manage charge. The modem may be an optional extra and the WiFi traffic is something I can block/inspect as needed.

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1. ac29 ◴[25 Apr 25 21:00 UTC] No.43798460[source]▶
> There will almost certainly be a WiFi radio (for at home OTA updates) but there will likely be a modem, too, for people that like to remotely manage charge.

My 2024 EV doesnt have WiFi or Cellular radios.

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2. baby_souffle ◴[26 Apr 25 01:05 UTC] No.43800010[source]▶
> My 2024 EV doesnt have WiFi or Cellular radios.

Which car is that?

3. germinalphrase ◴[26 Apr 25 02:08 UTC] No.43800296[source]▶
Which EV is that?
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4. saagarjha ◴[26 Apr 25 03:55 UTC] No.43800807[source]▶
It's too late big car got to them