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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by sneak on Friday August 12, 2022 @02:14AM (#32435187)
> But can Car Play call 911 or the police if you are unconscious after a crash?

Crash detection isn't a thing in phones generally, but it's worth noting that all cellular devices, regardless of subscription/service status, can call 911 (even without a sim card). You don't need some subscription payment to do that.

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by dr_spicy on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:54AM (#32437109)
Maybe not generally, but it's starting to be a thing https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7055029?hl=en
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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by listenallyall on Friday August 12, 2022 @04:52AM (#32436019)
> You don't need some subscription payment to do that.

You do if you're not conscious

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by hbossy on Friday August 12, 2022 @06:36AM (#32436598)
How many roads with no passersby still have cell coverage? How many of them allow for speeds great enough to knock you unconscious on impact?
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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by listenallyall on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:42AM (#32440222)
> speeds great enough

If you aren't wearing a seatbelt (admittedly, a bad idea), very close to 100% of them.

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