Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

Post by grosswait » Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC

KennyBlanken wrote: post #235

bdamm wrote: post #134

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Some brands take software very seriously. This isn't an "entire industry" problem. My experience is pretty small; I've owned the same Tesla Model 3 LR for the last 6.5 years, and the software has been pretty much solid the entire time. There was briefly a problem with echos when I called land lines using the bluetooth and my iPhone, but that problem eventually went away - not clear if it was because the iPhone change…

> Some brands take software very seriously. > Tesla It's really hard to take this claim seriously about a car company that programs its self-driving system to disengage if it detects what it thinks is a likely crash, so said company can then tell investigators, regulators, juries, and the public that "the car wasn't in self-driving mode when it crashed." "I'm not touching her, Mom. THE STICK is touching her!" ...and…

Post by idiotsecant » Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC

dualvariable wrote: post #65

embedding-shape wrote: post #43

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And once you've gotten rid of Google and Apple, your telecom company tracks you, your CC payments help track you and even cameras in public do. It's hard to not want to throw your hands in the air screaming "whatever" when almost everything you use in public is somehow used to track you either as you move around, or in the future.

This is one of those things that can't ever be solved with individual solutions but needs to be solved through legislation and standards, and ideally a fundamental right to privacy (and a fundamental redefinition of what privacy means when it comes to corporate surveillance of individuals).

Post by greenie_beans » Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC

ok_dad wrote: post #292

cucumber3732842 wrote: post #267

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I bet if you can speak to the mechanic without the service advisor supervising the innteraction $100 would do it.

Yea but it’s worth at least $500 to me so I’d give the guy more, personally. $100 is a nice dinner out, $500 might help pay a bill.

Post by u8080 » Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

UltraSane wrote: post #194

NewsaHackO wrote: post #156

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Yeah, this is similar to what I hear about Tesla's everywhere. While some members of the company leadership can be polarizing, the product itself seems very solid. Have been saving up for my first "good" car since starting my end-career job, really want to get a Tesla, but wish there was a hybrid option due to charger anxiety. Otherwise, would get one already.

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Post by ls612 » Fri, May 15, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC

jmward01 wrote: post #69

We need more posts like this. I'd love a follow-up where instead of removing it injects fake data to the system. I am tired of passively being digitally assaulted. If they are going to do this to me without my knowing consent I want to fight back.