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Disconnects modem from out of warranty car
Problem, automakers?
your car is bricked
Must be real fun having to explain to customers that their car stops working because they drove too far away from the nearest cell tower.
If I were malicious enough to design the system, I would make it a heartbeat. Skip too many heartbeats and your car bricks. It could be written in to the terms of the loan since companies are using in-car computers for repossession.
"Why is my car bricked?"
"Because you tried to disable our payment verification system."
"I live in a rural area."
"You're like 1% of customers. Your loan contact says you have to drive within cell range once a month. Fuck you, we're repossessing the car and keeping the money anyway."