Some higher end cars will detect your location on various racing tracks and void your warranty.
Cars equipped with OnStar cam be shutdown and located remotely.
Famously, the Nissan skyline also voids your warranty if you use the launch control feature more than a handful of times.
Seems pretty innocent so far, but this type of thing should be banned before it gets worse. Right now there's zero manufacturer incentive not to hide these kinds of things in the firmware.
The car can be used anywhere, but the warranty (rightfully) is a different issue.
Note also that the car can't "void your warranty" in any meaningful way, all it can do is record if certain actions occured; and that's orthogonal to the warranty issue. Driving on a racing track makes the warranty just as void (or not) if the car didn't record anything, it's a legal matter depending on the warranty conditions and your local law, all the car provides is some more information that can help establish what the facts are.
But how does voiding the warranty restrict your ability to drive where you want?
It's the vendor simply saying "you're doing something we did not intend you to do with the product, so it's on you if you fuck up". How does that infringe on your freedom to drive where you want?
Some higher end cars will detect your location on various racing tracks and void your warranty.
Cars equipped with OnStar cam be shutdown and located remotely.
Famously, the Nissan skyline also voids your warranty if you use the launch control feature more than a handful of times.
Seems pretty innocent so far, but this type of thing should be banned before it gets worse. Right now there's zero manufacturer incentive not to hide these kinds of things in the firmware.