I recall a couple of instances where a car very well could have been remotely operated. One instance was when Trump’s motorcade was passing through Springfield, MO - a younger woman’s car approached the motorcade from the side, and she claimed that she could not stop it. It drove into a large ditch beside the road that Trump’s motorcade was passing before coming to a stop.
It was as if the throttle was wide open. She said that the pulled the emergency brake but it wasn’t effective, or at least insufficient.
We never heard much about that incident after the fact.
I don’t like the way cars are going. Both my truck and my small SUV have an electrically controlled parking brake. And a pushbutton start. I can remote start either one from my phone. A non-mechanical brake - a non-mechanical anything on a car is subject to being controlled by the car’s computer. And that computer can potentially be hacked and controlled.
Now, the main brakes, while power assisted, are still mechanically operated through the use of pressure on the brake fluid pushing brake pistons at each wheel, but it takes a very strong stomp on the pedal to get a vehicle stopped if the power booster goes out. And there’s no kill switch to shut off the car. If the pushbutton doesn’t work, or is overrode by hacked software, you can’t shut the car off outside of disconnecting the battery.
One of the things that’s apparently possible is getting the ABS (anti lock brake system) to apply force to single wheel. That would immediately, if a front, veer the vehicle to the right or left.
Personally, we’re stocking with our’06, ‘08 and ‘11 vehicles. Already put engine in my ‘06 truck and fixing to in my ‘11 Silverado but I want to get over the 500,000 mark on that one. I’m about 7000 away at this point.
BookmarQed!
Couple of years ago I picked up my daughter and her family at the airport. we brought 2 cars. One for the luggage and one for her and her family to travel - my car.
we get to the diner, about 20 miles from the airport and I realized i have my key in my pocket.
It never dawned on me that that could happen.
scared the beejeebers outta me.
Rolls/Bentley are about as sophisticated machines as one could imagine.they are either near impossible to hack or super easy. I don’t know which one. But the possibility is still there hard to say.
Once again it would help to know who was in the vehicle and some background on them.
I remember that incident too (PDJT motorcade, woman driving into ditch unable to stop).
I drive a 23 year old pickup truck that has manual and analog everything. That suits me just fine, especially now. It’s been kept in the garage and has served me exceptionally well with only routine maintenance, right up till this year, when it reached its first 100K miles. Now, parts have needed replacing left and right. It hasn’t been a cheap year. But I hope I can keep my truck for as long as I’m driving... it’s my favorite vehicle I’ve ever owned. Should I ever decide to sell it, I have about a dozen people who want to be on my waiting list. 🤣