Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke...
by bumby on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:25PM
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Does it have a fail-safe configuration if electricity is lost like in the examples above? If not, the ability to change configuration may not actually mitigate the failure mode
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke...
by jasonpeacock on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @11:57AM
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Yes, there is a manual door lock button-thing on the door next to the door latch. Though honestly I don't know if that works when the power is dead. As cars move to "fly by wire" this becomes a larger concern - less mechanical linkages, more buttons/switches + wires.
For example to open the back you push a button on tailgate and then pull to open. That button is definitely not a mechanical latch, so if the battery is dead then you're not opening the tailgate.
This would be an interesting experience - go to an auto dealer and ask them to disconnect the battery, then see what still functions.