'course it does .. any custom build shop will leave such things out on request, a great many don't even add in remote networking to begin with.

eg: https://www.okaaustralia.com/

that's illegal in the EU, the car is mandated to be able to call 112 automatically, therefore it must have a cellphone in it

This can be a completely independent unit. In fact, with all the safety-related certifications I bet that's even the easiest and cheapest way to do it!

This is the one feature I'd actually like to have. It's a shame the adnet has to abuse everything.

I swear I didn't know the antennae of the tracker ~~safety~~ device was wrapped in aluminum all this time!

Custom builds are exempt from this requirement.