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BYD to shake up North American EV market with plans to enter Canada (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (14 children)

while we do need competition and variety on the market, electronics with Chinese origin raise serious concerns though. given China's present political trajectory it's not too far fetched to assume that vehicles will have remote backdoors that could be used for remote control of a vehicle. So unless those are "dumb" vehicles (which is highly unlikely) this is unlikely to be a good thing in a long run

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Apple phones are made in China as are most laptops, servers and pretty much most electronics we use.

I just read that Ford is trying to patent a technology to report speeding directly to the police.

I don't like the Chinese Government but it's not like all North American companies are altruistic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This Ford patent made me wonder. After looking it up, Ford stated that this technology would be for Ford police cars, not regular Ford cars.

UPDATE 7/31/2024 @ 3:30p ET: After publication, Ford reached out with a statement to clarify that the idea “is specific for application in law enforcement vehicles, such as the Ford Police Interceptor, and it’s a system that would automate a capability that law enforcement already have in use today, except this would utilize the built-in system and sensors in the vehicle. This patent does not state that driving data from customers’ vehicles would be shared with law enforcement, which is what some media have incorrectly reported. And note, patent applications are intended to protect new ideas but aren’t necessarily an indication of new business or product plans.”

Source: https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-researching-tech-that-snitches-on-speeders-to-the-police

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for that. Doesn't sound too bad when they put it this way.

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