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I don’t agree that OTA should be banned, but I do think that additionally restricting in-motion OTA could be reasonable. OTA which is always opt in and modal is no different from diagnostic port updates except that it cuts out the need for a dealer visit. This seems fine to me.

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Yeah I am fine with OTA updates affecting anything as long as they are explicitly opt-in. I'd support mandating a physical switch that controls the power to the modem to be present.

There’s usually a fuse you can pull for the telematics/modem unit

That's exactly what I do with mine but apparently more and more manufacturers are putting the modem unit behind the same fuse that powers something essential.

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