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mister_tee | 3 years ago

I was trying to look up a Tesla special case (where upgrading the infotainment unit removes the radio unless an additional $500 upgrade is purchased) and learned that several EV manufacturers have already removed AM radio because electric motors interfere with that frequency range.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/business/media/am-radio-c...

"Carmakers noted that drivers can still stream AM radio on apps and not all electric vehicles have dropped it."

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yencabulator|3 years ago

Removing hardware features is fine by me. Selling hardware features that can't be used, and rent-seeking with them, is user-hostile.