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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by rabuse on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:01PM (#29545249)
Exactly. Couldn't they just have some system where the door handles have a magnetic dead-switch, that reverts to manual operation when no power is applied?
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by brokenmachine on Monday December 13, 2021 @07:05PM (#29546431)
The battery might not have enough juice to unlock the doors, but still not be completely dead. Of course with good design that shouldn't be a problem.
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