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  • Their high speed train network is impressive, but none of it was new technology when they built it. The first train sets they bought were Siemens Velaro D, a mature high speed train system that has been around in Europe for almost a decade prior.

    It ISN’T cost effective, but in China that doesn’t matter: what the state wants the state gets. No matter the cost. And I’m willing to bet that in 10 years time a lot of the stuff just doesn’t work anymore, line speeds get reduced and stops cancelled due to infrastructure not being maintained.

    We have seen chinese prestige projects fall into disrepair time and again, and their extensive transport network will see the same fate.








  • They might keep driving, but some infotainment features (or even other features that are tied to subscriptions) might stop working.

    Depending on the implementation of these features that could mean the car constantly shows error messages, or the infotainment freezes, or in the worst case the car won’t even start or charge.

    Some of these concerns are true for newer cars of traditional manufacturers: what happens when their online services become unavailable?