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A comment on US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels. Parent comment

Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by tinus_hn on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:59PM (#18151216)
Besides chances are self-driving cars are going to have drm that makes it impossible to steal.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by HBlix on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:59PM (#18151221)
When has DRM ever worked as more than a temporary measure? Also if car DRM is like games and software DRM, it will punish the honest user while not even remotely harming the thief!
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by tinus_hn on Friday October 05, 2018 @07:00PM (#18152423)
ESR rethoric aside iPhones Activation Lock works pretty well and phones are hardly as regulated as cars. If you jailbreak your cars onboard computer it’s no longer road legal.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by vorpalhex on Friday October 05, 2018 @06:30PM (#18152258)
"You wouldn't steal a car..."
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