Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid

Post by ErroneousBosh » Sat, May 16, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC

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Because I don't want anything in the vehicle apart from me deciding when I should brake.

So if you get into a crash, you would rather not have an extra few hundred milliseconds of deceleration? You would rather have more costly repairs, more injuries, maybe even more liability? I just don't see what you get in exchange for that by avoiding these features, or what principal is at stake

Post by monegator » Sat, May 16, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC

GJim wrote: post #483

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Sure, and Volkswagen’s diesel cars are totally clean and pass emissions tests as written. Your trust in the law (EU law! Haha) to do the enforcing itself is nice, but history and lived experience tell me that these laws are going to be skirted if there’s money in it.

Sorry, I missed the bit where the company was fined, prosecuted, suffered a consumer backlash and subsequently brought their behaviour into check. Honestly, the number of people on here spreading FUD and defending the 'right' for the adtech industry to invade their private lives and treat them like shit is unreal. One could almost think their salaries are dependent on it!

Post by advisedwang » Sat, May 16, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

ErroneousBosh wrote: post #591

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So if you get into a crash, you would rather not have an extra few hundred milliseconds of deceleration? You would rather have more costly repairs, more injuries, maybe even more liability? I just don't see what you get in exchange for that by avoiding these features, or what principal is at stake

What crash? My car already has this awesome safety feature called a "windscreen". It's a bit of thick glass about a metre and a half across, kind of like the screens that cars now have inside but here's the clever bit - it lets you look outside the car! It's completely transparent with no electronics (although mine has very fine wires embedded to heat it to clear ice off, that's not really "active" in any sense). By…

Post by tclancy » Sun, May 17, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

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Step 1. Be very, very single When I was a younger man, audio visual forums used to have an unfortunately sexist, but fairly good conceptual measure they called “wife acceptance factor”. It should really just be partner acceptance factor. Regardless of whom you are with, I hope they would physically intervene before letting you do this. What is the point? All of these posts feel like they miss the forest for the trees…

What are you talking about? People sell used cars with broken stuff all the time. You don't have to tell the buyer that you intentionally broke that feature. The mechanics that I use would all consider this modification entirely reasonable and not say anything about it after you explained yourself. Also my spouse is just as paranoid as this guy is and when I told her what new vehicles collect she was happy she had an…

Post by HDBaseT » Sun, May 17, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC

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If you think your Tesla is somehow more "private" then my pre-2010's ICE car with no tracking electronics, then you are delusional.

With no antennas, can a Tesla transmit anything at all? BTW I don’t own a Tesla. My car is like yours, a pre-2010 gas minivan with zero tracking. Our phones and roadside Flock cameras still rat out both kinds of vehicles. I suspect soon cameras in other cars will also be reporting our whereabouts. Absolute privacy is almost impossible on public roads.