No worries, your cloud vehicle will not survive the cloud. Its electronics are so noumerous and irrepairable that cloud cars will never reach the age of cars build in the past.
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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You buy something from before ~2015 and call it day!
do motorbikes have these bullshit "features"? guess it's time to learn
Most don't. A handful of high end tourers and sports bikes do.
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I intentionally choose not to buy cars or tvs that have built in software that must be updated for critical features as the end of life issue was obvious from the start.
Get a ninth gen Corolla and you'll have no problems
Can't find any near me, I'd have to fly to another country to get one that's not full of rust holes and decommissioned due to failing safety inspection which doesn't allow for perforation.
Although less integrated with the vehicle’s systems, aftermarket telematics and diagnostic-port (OBD) solutions offer limited cloud connectivity to fill the gap left by OE services when they’re phased out. Unfortunately, most are engineered for fleet services
No mention of Open Vehicle Monitoring System (OVMS) here? Its mostly focused on older EVs where the manufacturer has abandoned the cloud portal for remote management of the car. However, that's nearly the exact problem the article is calling out for other non-EV cars.
it bricks permanently.
My European car asks me each time I start it if I want to connect to the cloud. And defaults to "no" after 10 secs.
My next vehicle will be an early 90s Mercedes.