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Re:Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and ... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @12:54PM (#25765584)
The Taliban and other less savory groups drive Toyotas yet the demographics who cut ties the nanosecond they catch a whiff of wrong-think still love the brand. In fact, they go so far as to spin it as an endorsement.

Why wouldn't apple get the same treatment? Its other products are known as high quality status symbols the world over. You don't see people up in arms because a public execution in some developing nation was filmed on an iPhone.

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Re:Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and ... by jayd16 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @12:59PM (#25765658)
It might have something to do with the fact Toyata has literally no ability to enforce driver usage.
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Re:Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and ... by dahfizz on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @01:07PM (#25765752)
If they really cared, they would implement such tracking technology.

Its 2021. There is literally no reason for _anything_ to be sold without the ability to tell if $BAD_PERSON is using it and self-destruct if so. You're a terrorist if you disagree.

/s, but not for long.

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Re:Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and ... by alboy on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @01:45PM (#25766284)
So, how long before they have to address the current pandemonium of their vehicles roaming free on a generous 24-hour notice, given that Toyota's Mobility Services Platform is hosted on AWS?
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Re:Apple Car expected to shake up auto industry in Asia and ... by fakedang on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @01:01PM (#25765692)
Tbh the tech on those vehicles is really outdated stuff. No computers, no tracking chips, nothing.

Sourcr:- my Dad's 2002 Corolla is in Yemen

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