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Re:SpaceX plans Starlink broadband for cars, boats, and planes by samizdis on Monday March 08, 2021 @06:48PM (#26393277)
Ars has updated its article to say Musk has poured cold water on the idea of Starlink for Tesla cars:

Update 6 pm EST: Although a SpaceX filing said that Starlink terminals could be deployed "on passenger cars," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk indicated on Twitter today that passenger cars are not in the plan. "Not connecting Tesla cars to Starlink, as our terminal is much too big. This is for aircraft, ships, large trucks & RVs," he wrote.

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Re:SpaceX plans Starlink broadband for cars, boats, and planes by onion2k on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @01:50AM (#26396149)
I read that as Elon saying they won't connect Teslas to Starlink until the terminal is smaller, not that they won't connect them ever. I don't know much about the tech though. Maybe they're already as small as they can be.
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