If you jump into the world of electric cars (I'm on my 2nd and let's face it, they are coming for all of you) you're kind of forced into the entire connected world.
That is only because someone chose to design it that way. There are alternatives but those don't give the manufacturer "valuable" personal information that can be on sold. Devices can connect to the car to control those features without the need for connectivity to the outside world.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
