Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoYour car’s tire sensors could be used to track younetworks.imdea.orgexternal-linkmessage-square204linkfedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkYour car’s tire sensors could be used to track younetworks.imdea.orgBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square204linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoI live in Canada and my snow tires haven’t had functioning TPMS in years. I do have a tire pressure light on forever, and they’re not mandated.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agoCool. Did you come here just to tell us that you’re proud to drive unsafely or what?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIf only there was some kind of way to periodically check tire pressures.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNo one does that. Nor is it possible to do while the vehicle is rolling down the road.
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoDo you drive without a LIDAR? Why, do you like to live dangerously?
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIf my car had LIDAR I would certainly take reasonable measures to ensure it continued working, yes.
minus-squareyucandu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMy snow tires didn’t come with TPMS sensors. Because they’re not mandated. Just like LIDAR wasn’t mandated on your car when you bought it.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoTPMS sensors are in the wheels, not the tires. The only way they would no longer be there is if you had them removed.
I live in Canada and my snow tires haven’t had functioning TPMS in years. I do have a tire pressure light on forever, and they’re not mandated.
Cool. Did you come here just to tell us that you’re proud to drive unsafely or what?
If only there was some kind of way to periodically check tire pressures.
No one does that. Nor is it possible to do while the vehicle is rolling down the road.
Do you drive without a LIDAR? Why, do you like to live dangerously?
If my car had LIDAR I would certainly take reasonable measures to ensure it continued working, yes.
My snow tires didn’t come with TPMS sensors.
Because they’re not mandated.
Just like LIDAR wasn’t mandated on your car when you bought it.
TPMS sensors are in the wheels, not the tires. The only way they would no longer be there is if you had them removed.