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Re:Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beg... by ehnto on Friday May 29, 2026 @01:12AM (#48319313)
Surely it costs more than that to run the internet connection as well. I know they choose to do that for other features and probably get good network deals, but the cost is tangible and I would be surprised if it worked out long term.
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Re:Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beg... by DanielHB on Friday May 29, 2026 @07:28AM (#48321759)
The hardest part is managing providers across multiple countries, if you want, for example, connectivity in Kazakhstan you either use a super expensive provider that supports a lot of countries, or you have to set up and manage separate contracts with providers in Kazakhstan.

However if you care only about a one or two markets and cars are often already built inside that market...

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Re:Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beg... by bluGill on Friday May 29, 2026 @09:47AM (#48323077)
Cars in in such large numbers that it isn't a big deal to get a bulk deal with each provider seperatly. Though maybe Kazakhstan isn't worth covering at all, I'm not sure what their economy is like.
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Re:Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beg... by DanielHB on Friday May 29, 2026 @01:28PM (#48326387)
It was quite complicated for our company since our fleet was in the <50k in size. I worked with specialized trucks.
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Re:Cars are trying to spy on you, and it's only just the beg... by bluGill on Friday May 29, 2026 @04:09PM (#48328538)
Complex and a big deal are different axis. I assure you the deals are complex. They are just normal and doable at that scale.
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