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Re:VW Suffers Major Breach Exposing Location of 800k Electri... by eliaspro on Saturday December 28, 2024 @03:49AM (#42529580)
Ecall could/should use completely separate communications infrastructure than the entertainment/vehicle connectivity functionality.
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Re:VW Suffers Major Breach Exposing Location of 800k Electri... by wkat4242 on Saturday December 28, 2024 @03:52AM (#42529587)
That's difficult because both will need to use the cell network.

But I guess you mean on the car side like two modems? Yeah that would be nice, or at least to mandate the option to turn all manufacturer telemetry completely off. The EU never bothered to do this for computers and phones either though.

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