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bitwizeyesterday at 10:55 PM2 repliesview on HN

Propaganda for "Scrap your old car now and buy new—now with AI driver spying features as mandated by Congress, and personal data sales to insurance companies!"


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trollbridgeyesterday at 10:57 PM

The "get rid of a working car" is particularly suspect, and reminds me of the "cash for clunkers" scheme which was basically a giant sop to the auto industry. Why not just have EVs replace ICE vehicles when they break down and aren't worth repairing?

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userbinatoryesterday at 11:56 PM

Exactly.

My daily driver turns 54 this year.

Never cared much about the climate scam, never will.