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Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by d3Xt3r »

fc417fc802 wrote: post #157
dylan604 wrote: post #137

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There's only so many rental companies. It might look like there's a lot, but they are all pretty much a sibling company to a larger parent.

I've got a great startup idea - airbnb but it's for renting out your car. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

New Zealand had a service called YourDrive[1] that was pitched exactly as "AirBnB for cars"[2]. I used it a couple of times and it was great, super affordable. Unfortunately they didn't survive the Covid crunch.

[1] https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/new-zealand-startup-le...

[2] https://thespinoff.co.nz/partner/17-09-2017/the-airbnb-for-c...

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by razakel »

bigfishrunning wrote: post #117
razakel wrote: post #107

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Cash handling isn't free, and for smaller businesses might actually end up being more expensive than accepting electronic payments.

If your margins are so razor thin that the cost of handling cash is significant, you need to raise your prices. Cash is legal tender -- not accepting it for in-person transactions is really shitty (maybe shouldn't be allowed?)

"Legal tender" only means it must be accepted to settle a debt.

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by foresto »

whamlastxmas wrote: post #119
dualvariable wrote: post #65

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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).

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> Government leaders will never give up their pipeline of knowing everything about everyone.

Then let us hire different leaders into government. Public servants, not overlords.

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by nathan_compton »

alentred wrote: post #172

Buy Nissan instead, they will do that for you free of charge. I own 2021 Nissan Leaf and Nissan sent me an email early this year telling that the communication infrastructure costs too much for them and they are taking it down. Jokes aside, I am seriously pissed at Nissan because it was one of reasons I bought it in the first place: to pre-heat or pre-cool the car remotely before going to work, while it is still plug…

How are you dealing with the chademo only charger thing?

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by addaon »

dmitrygr wrote: post #166
hamburglar wrote: post #148

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One of the things I notice CarPlay has access to is the fan speed. In one of my vehicles, when I say “hey siri” it turns the HVAC fan down so it can hear me better. I’ve always wondered if the interface is the phone telling the car “hey make things quieter” or if it’s explicitly turning the fan down. It’s also interesting that this only happens in one of my cars. I assume it’s because the other car is a higher end ve…

In GM cars (as observed in my last few), the logic is in the head unit: "mic on -> hvac lower", while "hotword detect" uses a different "mic on" method that does not EDIT, previously "does not" above said "doe snot", which explains the reply below

I'm sure it's not great, but deer mucus is a bit of an extreme description.

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by rdiddly »

razakel wrote: post #182
bigfishrunning wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your margins are so razor thin that the cost of handling cash is significant, you need to raise your prices. Cash is legal tender -- not accepting it for in-person transactions is really shitty (maybe shouldn't be allowed?)

"Legal tender" only means it must be accepted to settle a debt.

Walking out of the store with groceries generates a debt, no?

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by funimpoded »

alext5 wrote: post #25
epicide wrote: post #19

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I think you mean "subsidized" instead of "inflated".

Both an high end tv or a car are expensive items where the manufacturer shouldn’t be making additional income on your personal data. A free 55 inch tv supported by ads would be subsidized. A big ticket item price likely does not change even if it intrudes on your privacy and the manufacturer makes additional income on your data. In that sense it’s not subsidized it’s just greedy business practices.

I haven't had any insight into the industry lately, but did work for a company in that space several years ago.

Most (all?) ordinary TVs, plus things like Roku streaming devices, are sold essentially at-cost. The profit comes from ads and information-brokering stuff. This makes it basically impossible to break into the market without doing the same thing.

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by HenryBemis »

foresto wrote: post #183
whamlastxmas wrote: post #119

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> Government leaders will never give up their pipeline of knowing everything about everyone. Then let us hire different leaders into government. Public servants, not overlords.

If you have noticed, every independent candidate almost never gets elected. Vast majority of those who say they will "change the country to the better" either never get elected or are ousted early on. And those who stay change their tune.

I fear that only blackmail-able people with the potential to win elections, get the support, so that they are beholden to someone who ultimately gives them the job (e.g. funding their campaign) and has to return the favor x10 when elected, so promises go out the window and new reality sets in.

Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

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Post by addaon »

dylan604 wrote: post #99
ezfe wrote: post #47

Just a note about Toyota specifically - There are many blog posts and articles out there alleging that Toyota shares your data with insurance companies. As I own two Toyota's I have read through these carefully and consistently the theme is that the owner was opted into this program without knowing it (likely by the sales person clicking through setup steps to enable every feature). If you are not opted in, I have se…

I've bought multiple Toyotas from the same dealer, and each time the sales person has been overly aggressive about setting up the app and connecting to the car. The first time I let them do it to a point as I had not seen what it did, but had to prevent them from syncing contacts. After that, I had to be very stern about not needing help to set up an app I was never going to use. I don't know if they are used to neop…

I assume any dealer who's comfortable signing a contract (terms of service) on your behalf is comfortable with you signing a contract on their behalf. Time to write yourself a new car.
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