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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by KennyBlanken on Monday December 13, 2021 @03:55PM (#29544531)
The infrastructure is completely paid for. Automotive companies extensively monetize telematics data even for cars which do not have telematics purchased. Where you go and when - and things like air temperature, whether the wipers are on, etc - is all sold. It wouldn't surprise me if they pass along data from the infotainment system as well.

Ford offers a bunch of free telematics services for fleet operators. You can pay them and get more functionality, but they'll track your fuel economy, odometers, fault codes, etc - with a really slick web UI.

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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by hunter2_ on Monday December 13, 2021 @04:44PM (#29545071)
I recently got a letter from VW informing me that my 2017 vehicle's connection to AT&T will end in early 2022 due to the 2G sunset. I never subscribed to the service anyway, so I just get to chuckle about how they can't spy on me anymore. The fact that they equipped their vehicles thusly without the network operator agreeing to support it for at least a decade or so blows my mind.
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