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Re:Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid by GJim on Friday May 15, 2026 @05:47AM (#48146576)
ONE company did it (not a mass of them), resulting in massive fines and prosecutions; they certainly aren't going to do it again!

I'd also suggest the backlash from breaches in data privacy would be much larger than from fiddling emissions tests (as evil as the latter was, it actually saved many customers money on a (more polluting) car with higher performance).

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Re:Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid by lucianbr on Friday May 15, 2026 @06:58AM (#48147067)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal#O...

> After news broke out of Volkswagen cheating on diesel emissions, multiple other vehicle manufacturers got caught falsifying emissions data, as well as exceeding legal emission limits. This uncovered a greater industry-wide issue that goes far beyond only Volkswagen Group.

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