In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in it ?

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    11 months ago

    or… we just need more FOSS alternatives to the car manufacturers proprietary OS.

    I already see GH issues like: “breaks stop working when going above 200mph.”

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      11 months ago
      if (vehicle.getSpeed() >= 200) {
          vehicle.respondToBrakes = false;
      }
      
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      11 months ago

      More than likely the brakes would break at 129Mph, as your car is now going -32768Mph.

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      11 months ago

      Not many will risk installing unofficial software on their car.

      We should heavily regulate official options.

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        11 months ago

        Cars separate core functionality from the infotainment system. I’d fully expect foss infotainment to be significantly higher quality.

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          11 months ago

          Cars often don’t now, rendering you unable to start/open them.

          Also, define “higher quality”. More user-centric, less obtrusive and “just works”? Yes, certainly better in that regard.