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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by loueed on Friday May 06, 2022 @06:53PM (#31290373)
Wondering how would they prevent the faraday cage solution? I guess the OEM could disable the car if it cant phone home but surely that would lead to accidents e.g. blocking the modem while driving.
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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by llbeansandrice on Friday May 06, 2022 @07:42PM (#31290702)
Probably just say the car won't start if it hasn't phoned home in a certain amount of time. Attempt to phone on start-up, shutdown if it can't. You don't have to rug-pull while the car is active.

I could see this being a "feature" of leased vehicles for example since you don't own it.

Tesla's should be fully functional currently, it's the self-driving that's a subscription.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz says Level 3 self-driving option ready to roll by autoexec on Friday May 06, 2022 @07:59PM (#31290831)
> I could see this being a "feature" of leased vehicles for example since you don't own it.

that feature has existed for over a decade. Miss a payment and your engine can be remotely disabled.

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