OnStar will be going from anolog to digital.
I know, but the NDA I signed prevents me from commenting. I've done contract work for OnStar and their subcontractors over the past couple of years.
What I've been finding in my research on Onstar....It is sold to the public as a 'stand alone system'.
But it was installed with data uplink capabilities.
If the box is removed from behind the dashboard, it even has a port to plug in a laptop.
I think you have to change antennaes.
It has been shown to insurance companies, California Air Resources Board, and who knows who else that this device would upload the car's identification number, personal data and car stats such as emissions equipment status in plaintext whenever it was pinged by a roadside transponder.
It was also demonstrated that when activated by an infrared gun it would cut off the gas flow and electrical power to the car.
Now my point. If Onstar has all these capabilities available to hackers....how much access do hackers have to the car?
I'm thinking of the stories of the older people who's cars drove into crowds of people over the past year.