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Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels?
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this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2025
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Imagine a car without cellular connectivity
You mean, like the car that I drive currently? It’s pretty tough to picture, honestly.
Archive link to an FAQ for the Slate electric trucklette that claims no sim cards and minimum digital bits. No clue if it will be a good vehicle so don't take this as an endorsement. https://archive.ph/PMKpC
Anyone know other options?
Fucking sim cards in cars. I hate everything.
Suzuki Jimny, still comes in a very basic electrical system
Find a car that fits your needs and then pull the fuse powering the sim card before it leaves the lot. If it breaks, put the fuse back and don't buy it.
My 2019 corolla lost the right speaker and mic access when I did that. I fixed the right speaker by crossing some wires, and the mic hasn't really been needed enough for me to dig deeper to fix it.
a 40k-50k USD phone.