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by tardedmeme 47 days ago
that's illegal in the EU, the car is mandated to be able to call 112 automatically, therefore it must have a cellphone in it
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This can be a completely independent unit. In fact, with all the safety-related certifications I bet that's even the easiest and cheapest way to do it!
Custom builds are exempt from this requirement.
I swear I didn't know the antennae of the tracker ~~safety~~ device was wrapped in aluminum all this time!
This is the one feature I'd actually like to have. It's a shame the adnet has to abuse everything.