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by rom16384 755 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECall
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I am fine with that kind of system if: - data is only sent to emergency services - data is only sent when required (crash detection, airbag deployment, manual call through button etc)

And it is unrelated to all the data the manufacturers collect.

How do you know? Did you set up a fake cell tower to MitM the communications? No? Then you actually don't know.
Nothing is too far out, that it wasn't actually done: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40642801
I am talking about the theory. I don't have a car.