While I’m sure there are financial motives behind this that are backed by the US car industry, it also makes sense if you anticipate a war with China sometime in the future. You don’t really want a large proportion of your population driving cars manufactured by the enemy that can be switched off remotely.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We shouldn’t be preparing for war with a rising world power, we should be trying to achieve partnership.

But as Americans say: China bad, the slavery in MY prison system is justified.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

We shouldn’t be preparing for war with a rising world power, we should be trying to achieve partnership.

Historically that has been a very grave error.

[–] nekandro@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

That's not the worry. The worry is that China is accumulating all of this industrial capacity (like the US pre-WW2) and that car factories really aren't that different from APC/tank factories.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

switched off? how about flooring it into valuable targets? seizing up the freeways? locking up certain passengers?

[–] Psiczar@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

Sure, I went for the economic impact option, but causing chaos is certainly another way they could go.

[–] B0rax@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago

These vehicles can do much more. They usually have cameras (some are even required by law). Most of them are always connected to the internet, they could intercept and disturb communications.

This is true for most modern cars.