Edit: Just asked because of curiosity. I’m not actually looking for such vehicles.
Edit 2: So for context, my parents new Toyota has this feature that allows the GPS location of the car to be sent to toyota, then you can see the location via an app on android/ios (it’s supposed to be an anti-theft feature). The data is sent via an antenna that connects to cell towers, which then connects to the internet, and to the toyota servers. “Diagnostic” and “maintenance” information is also sent via those same antennas.
The dealer said it could be turned off, but who knows if they are really off. There’s not a hard switch on the car.
? why wouldn’t it be? did you have specific concerns?
Teslas for example are privacy nightmares.
they send cameras back, including cabin interior cameras
even when the car is parked in the garage. oh and employees were sharing this
they also record everywhere you go in realtime
Oh and they’re absolutely going to nark on you and hand over that trove of data if you’re being investigated for something (like, I dunno? Maybe you left Texas for an abortion?)(or maybe you went to a lgbtq night club?)
General Motors isn’t much better. (This is from 2011) " OnStar, the service started by General Motors to support drivers through a cell phone system in their cars, has now told customers it may collect information on their movements and driving habits – even if they no longer subscribe to the service." And “Unless the Data Connection in your Vehicle is deactivated, information about your Vehicle may continue to be collected even if you do not have a Plan.” https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/onstar-gm-privacy-terms-company-record-car-information/story?id=14581571
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/onstar-your-location-and-your-privacy/
I didn’t imagine they were.
I’d feel it’s safe to assume any vehicle with the ability to send or receive data is going to be violating your privacy.
Not OP, but cars are going down the same path as countless other “smart” devices. Things like fridges and TVs now include a considerable amount of tracking and datamining. It’s not unreasonable to expect that cars are doing the same thing, especially given that many include onboard cellular modems for the infotainment system.
My parents new toytota has this feature that allows car’s gps location to be sent for “anti-theft” but that mean the car has an antenna that broadcast the location. Which means it could also activate the microphone inside the car (there is a voice command feature which means it has a microphone) and just listen in on conversations and send the voice recordings using that same antenna that lets the car to be tracked.
Not saying they do that, but the potential of that happening is not really fun to think about.