They just built a massive chip fab outside Phoenix so there’s clearly some US-based division the government has jurisdiction over.
They work great in parking lots.
Source: Ridden in several Waymos
Related: https://youtu.be/-Ln-8QM8KhQ
When I traveled across the world last year it took me 5 minutes to sign up for a temporary cell plan in the country I was visiting, then install the eSIM from my phone’s web browser. I didn’t have to plan ahead and wait for them to mail me a SIM card so I could juggle around SIMs while abroad. I much prefer that over a physical SIM card.
As a Tesla owner (from several years ago, before Elon got this bad), I’m not installing any updates until I can confirm they don’t come with MechaHitler.