I have covered the issues of the environmental costs of electric vehicles, but it seems there is even a bigger potential problem, that of computerised cars. Mercedes-Benz has now disconnected Russian dealers from its software, with access being ceased for onlimne systems for trouble shooting problems. There is a problem here for us as the internet of things develops, for just like with Central Bank Digital Currencies, a dissent could face in the future being disconnected from society if he/she causes some trouble. Perhaps one’s car cannot be accessed or even one’s house. A good idea for dissents to be technophobes and eschew as much of this high-tech mania as possible.
https://voxday.net/2023/08/15/the-risk-of-computerized-cars/