With the boycott for Teslas seemingly going strong I was wondering if anyone has successfully removed the proprietary software off any of the models or removed it from the Tesla network?
Considering that the cameras send data to other cars on the network to be processed (using the customers power instead of the company’s) this seems better than just reselling to me.
That’s like asking if you can turn a literal turd into a pair of sneakers. Just don’t buy Teslas.
Regardless of your opinion on teslas, cars, hacking your own devices, FOSS, whatever:
Car hacking needs to become a bigger thing, fuck this bullshit trend the entire market is jumping on. We need to be able to take control of our devices back from these assholes.
No i definitely agree. Just think there’s only so much you can do practically. That would be so hard for most people to do. You’re absolutely right though. We need LAWS against this absolutely ridiculous data collection in these cars. It’s fucking terrible and I am also extremely weary of buying a new vehicle because of it.
Looking more into this for existing Teslas owners or people wanting an EV looking to buy used Teslas with plumbeted value. Buying brand new would be a stupid move for anyone, and with actual moral hazard too of course
So this is a way to sell a used tesla for more money, because it’s like a hackintosh?
I feel like whoever owns this car would be absolutely fucked. If there is a problem with the car it’ll be way out of warranty due to the changes, no? Even if it’s already out of warranty, idk if a dealership would even agree to fix it if you’ve like flashed the OS with custom firmware lol.
No for sure, it definitely for sakes ties, including support, from Tesla
No idea if it would make more valuable (recently mentioned cons included), just less toxic