Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
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Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
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#2Japanese auto completely missed the memo on software. Many of them won't make the ev transition. It's hard to imagine what Japanese economy is going to be like once their auto industry is gutted.
Re: Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
#3Why does Toyota even have this data?
Re: Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
#4Japanese auto completely missed the memo on software. Many of them won't make the ev transition. It's hard to imagine what Japanese economy is going to be like once their auto industry is gutted.
> Many of them won't make the ev transition.
What exactly makes u come to this conclusion?
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#5Why does Toyota even have this data?
Some vehicular services require location data.
>This incident exposed the information of customers who used the company's T-Connect G-Link, G-Link Lite, or G-BOOK services between January 2, 2012, and April 17, 2023.
>T-Connect is Toyota's in-car smart service for voice assistance, customer service support, car status and management, and on-road emergency help.
Re: Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
#6Japanese auto completely missed the memo on software. Many of them won't make the ev transition. It's hard to imagine what Japanese economy is going to be like once their auto industry is gutted.
> Many of them won't make the ev transition.
It's still not clear when (and if) the ev transition will happen. There are many unknowns.
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#7Why does Toyota even have this data?
Some vehicular services require location data. >This incident exposed the information of customers who used the company's T-Connect G-Link, G-Link Lite, or G-BOOK services between January 2, 2012, and April 17, 2023. >T-Connect is Toyota's in-car smart service for voice assistance, customer service support, car status and management, and on-road emergency help.
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Re: Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
#8Japanese auto completely missed the memo on software. Many of them won't make the ev transition. It's hard to imagine what Japanese economy is going to be like once their auto industry is gutted.
Toyota's hybrid tech is and has been the best and most reliable for a very long time.
I think it's a shame that the EV regulations and incentives (at least in America) are not as friendly for traditional hybrids and plug-in hybrids. They have basically zero downsides compared to full ICE or full EV, and would still make a massive dent in emissions.
PHEVs in particular - most people are going under 100 miles a day, so there would be 0 emissions.
Re: Toyota: Car location data and videos of 2M customers exposed for ten years
#9Japanese auto completely missed the memo on software. Many of them won't make the ev transition. It's hard to imagine what Japanese economy is going to be like once their auto industry is gutted.
> Many of them won't make the ev transition. What exactly makes u come to this conclusion?
I think that's a little hyperbolic, but the Japanese are way behind. There was a decent analysis (as always) in the Economist recently.
https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/04/16/how-japan-is-losin...
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#10good lord. i'm so glad my toyota doesn't have any of those features. shout out to the lean method.