[Loughla]

I agree. I have never met anyone in real life that's concerned about telemetry on their car.

They're worried about the cost of a new car, and the cost of all the electronics, should they go bad.

[Tangurena2]

The Chinese government banned Tesla vehicles from entering (Chinese) military bases. This is due to the prolific number of cameras streaming live video to a hostile (to China) organization/government. One can find blogposts by analysts who show that the upload stream from Tesla vehicles includes cabin audio.

[Angostura]

I’ve certainly met them, particularly in the context of Chinese EVs.

I really wish car review publications would start adding a ‘Privacy’ section along side the Perfectly, Road Handling etc parts of reviews

[Barbing]

Do they seriously not? Malpractice

[NoSalt]

I am completely concerned about it. I don't want my car talking to my insurance company or the government. The "dumber" the car, the better.

[CoastalCoder]

I realize that I'm not a person in your real life, but FYI I'm concerned about the telemetry in my car.

(Just stating this as a data point for you.)

[singleshot_]

I’m not worried even a lick about what cars cost electronics or otherwise. My primary factor in selecting a vehicle is my physical safety; after that it’s electronic surveillance.

[ragall]

> I have never met anyone in real life that's concerned about telemetry on their car

You mean you've never had a conversation about it. You can't know if you've met somebody that has that concern unless you've broached the subject explicitly.