Those are separate, but equally concerning, things. Connected features are what this article is about, but telemetry is a different issue. On a new vehicle, you might disable the modem but lose several "features," perhaps ones that you effectively have to have.

On somewhat older vehicles that don't rely on connectivity to the same degree, disabling the modem only prevents telemetry data being sent to wherever-it-is that that data goes. That seems to be the sweet spot for me.

I have my eye on a new (to me) vehicle in the next couple of years. I'd gone from planning on buying new but have now settled on the lowest mileage 2019 I can find. New enough to be nice and safe and have physical buttons, old enough not to have all these objectionable "features."

I refer the newest style of vehicles as "spaceships." Call me old fashioned and old guy yelling at clouds, but I want my next vehicle to be, you know, a vehicle.

It's an electric truck. You don't need remote start.

I presume you mean remote climate control.

So far, that's my understanding as well. That anything that touches personal data remains on device by default and only leaves the device on your explicit commands. Of course I may be missing something, but this feels like Apple eating their cake and having it too, even if the cake isn't as good.

Not a native English speaker and still better than OP.

Take the time to see if any of the "IMAX" screens in your area are showing it in full 70mm (not digital). Worth it if you are close to one (and there are only fewer than 30 in the world.) We had to see it at 10:15 on a weeknight to make it happen.

I actually appreciate the flash back. I do a quick flash to cars whose headlights are blinding me probably 2-3 times each time I drive at night, and probably 95% of the time I get nothing back. So I'm left wondering if those people just have a 2024 Santa Fe (or the like, with crazy bright standards) or if their brights are on and are simply unaware.

The flash back is good because at least I know.

You get my boy Edsel Ford's name out yo mouth. Edsel Ford was one of my favorite historical figures from the 20th century.

But ya, the car the Edsel was a dud.

Have you met people? They don't.

Auto headlights and auto-dimming headlights sound great on paper, but in my opinion have created a class of drivers who don't use their headlights appropriately.

Well, it fixes it for you because you are a responsible adult who can drive.

For many other people, it means headlights is something they never think about, and that is part of the problem. The other part is that auto-dimming headlights don't dim your headlights for pedestrians, and on behalf of pedestrians everywhere 'fuck you!' (Not you specifically, just in general)

Cool that they themed it to a Borg ship.

In my experience, while Tesla is a prime offender, it isn't only Teslas headlight that are too bright. Honda Prologues are another specific model that blinds me all the time.

While we're at it, I'm convinced auto-headlights and the general dumbing down of drivers mean a lot of people are simply driving around with their brights on all the time. Don't know how to fix that one though.