Is there an online database for instructions on how to disconnect your car from the cloud?
I.e. a Wiki where you supply Make/Model/Year, receive instructions on which fuse to pull, which box to remove or disconnect.
Right now this information is so scattered across the web, disorganized, and full of errors. Sometimes buried in YouTube videos. Even LLMs cannot provide accurate info and you need to do laborious research.
Somebody make this happen.
Usually the most practical thing to do is to remove the antenna. The car just thinks it can't get a signal, instead of missing one of its radios if you unplugged the cellular module.
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In a few years, new cars probably won’t pass inspection or be allowed insurance if their internet access is disabled and not fixed by an authorized technician in a timely manner.
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