The wife’s Volvo is currently having an over the air S/W update. Can’t drive for 90 minutes. It’s not an EV.
They sent me an email to pair the Volvo app to the car.
I said no.
They said I really should pair it.
I said I don’t talk to the car, I don’t link any phone to the car, I don’t use phone apps for the car, I won’t log into an account on the car. I said we drive the car and don’t give a shit about the technology crap and a smart S/W upgrade would include kill switch for all the BS.
I’ve seen hacking videos of people using bootleg key fobs to unlock just about any car door around.
I know that certain insurance companies won’t write new policies for certain Kia and Hyundai models because of hacking.
Evidently videos were posted to social media showing how to open and start these cars without using a key.
I remember reading about hackers in the late 70s and early 80s using a whistle found in cracker jack boxes to blow into a phone and trick the equipment into giving them access to free long distance calling.
I have a 2009 Tacoma. You use an old fashioned key to get in and start it. Crank windows. No pairing to a phone, no backhaul to the mothership, no GPS. I like this thing more every day.