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Are there any EV cars without any "technology"? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by penquin@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like the title says, are there any EVs that just have a Bluetooth radio and that's it? Like a normal car, not a smartphone on wheels? If not, do you all think that this will actually happen at some point? This is the main reason why I can't (and will never) buy an EV. I like to have actual buttons everywhere on my car. I think those massive tablets on these cars with all the touch buttons are very dangerous. I like an "entertainment system" that only connects to my phone with either a headphone jack ~~of~~ or Bluetooth. It's a car, not a PC.

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[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (4 children)

You can use smart tvs as dumb screens though, just don’t connect it to internet. Is there a similar way for Evs?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The problem with smart TVs is they're just straight up worse than dumb TVs, even when not connected. Old school TVs turn on and start showing you TV in a few seconds. Smart TVs take tens of seconds every time you try to turn them on.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago

You're not wrong, they put the bare minimum chips required to run the UI in the most popular TVs, to the point that they take forever to do anything, including boot their shitty OS.

[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That’s a problem with most new technology, isn’t it? Sure its not ideal but also not a dealbreaker, unlike the tv showing ads or sharing my usage data with others

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Pi-holes all the way, ha!!!!

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yeah, I only connect my TV to update it, and then immediately delete it's internet connection.

And yes, unfortunately updates are necessary to be sure you're getting all the functionality working correctly (ex. HDR compatibility). I've learned the hard way that the TVs don't necessarily ship with perfect drivers.

As for cars, it's not just the internet. Like apple products, they can make it impossible to repair without going to a licensed dealer. The technology has ways of making you play ball with them.

And even then, I wouldn't put it past them to sneak a cell card into the car somehow to phone home whenever it wants to, regardless of whether you choose to connect it to the internet. I know they've offered this as a feature in the past, why not put it in and just not tell the customer?

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Some tvs require you to connect to the internet to set up I believe. Cars have their own built in connection, (such as OnStar)so you can't avoid connecting them in the first place since they come connected from the factory.