Hacking News - Tesla model S hacked from 12 miles away

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Security experts from Chinese security firm Tencent Keen Security Lab have hacked a Tesla Model S from afar, taking control over a variety of car functions, including its ability to break.

The research team revealed its findings on the company's blog yesterday, accompanied by a video demonstration. They also notified Tesla in advance, via the company's bug bounty program, and the automaker has addressed all issues via a firmware update to its cars.

Researchers achieved this level of access by chaining different vulnerabilities together that allowed them to interact with the car's CAN Bus, the vehicle's central management component.Hacks work on stationary and moving vehicles alikeThe hacks work even from remote locations, as far as 12 miles (20 km) away. The Chinese hackers were able to control a stationary car's lights, windows, car seats, sunroof panel, and in-vehicle displays.

With the car in motion, the researchers were able to force the car to brake, open its trunk, adjust side-view mirrors, and activate the windshield wipers.

Researchers hacked a Tesla Model S 75D, but they said other models could be vulnerable as well.

"As far as we know, this is the first case of remote attack which compromises CAN Bus to achieve remote controls on Tesla cars," researchers said. "We have verified the attack vector on multiple varieties of Tesla Model S. It is reasonable to assume that other Tesla models are affected."Tesla addressed all issues via a firmware updateTesla delivers over-the-air firmware updates, and as long as vehicle owners agreed to update their car's software, they should be protected from any attacks.

Last year, Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder of cyber-security firm Lookout, and Marc Rogers, security researcher at CloudFare,also managed to hack a Tesla Model S, via its infotainment system and forced it to stop in mid-drive.

I get asked about the little Willys every time someone drops by here. Usually it’s a contractor working on the house.

The next fix is the windshield frame. 1967 and below had vacuum wipers. Mine is a 65. I put a replacement dash with the aim of making it future friendly. Big bulky me under a jeep dash is misery.

I’m going to get a 68-75 frame that supports the electric motor. My frame is rusted and beat up anyway. I have a two position wiper switch in place and rough wired in. Gotta love Amazon. A lot has come from there. Bolt Depot is another. Anywhere I can I put stainless steel.

In that album you see an old Blazer. I need to put a starter on it. It was a side of the road find that a guy let go cheap. I always wanted one from those years.

The CJ7 right now gets small bits and pieces things done to it. My Willys is closer to roadworthy and gets the lion share of resources.

A lift kit and rebuilding the steering box are two mechanical jobs pending. The steering box doesn’t look too tough. I have all the parts. If it’s Jeep it’s pricey. Add in a Willys surcharge.

Being left alone on weekends and feeling up to doing stuff are the biggies to getting anything done on a weekend.

When I send the Willys off for Christmas (if budget holds) for the laundry list of work it needs, The CJ7 becomes the main focus.

It isn’t as deteriorated as that Willys turned out to be. The engine is blown which I knew but the price was right. The plan is to bring it out of storage when the Willys is roadworthy and prep it as much as I can. When I find parts I’ll need on sale, I buy them and stockpile.

I’ll put in painless harness too. The wiring appears fair. The Willys has been a wire by wire rewiring job. Maybe 3/4 of the wire is new.

Here it is idling a while back. I’ve added a few more wire runs and dressed things a little better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4kDxBvvf3w

It flakes a little on #1 and I can live with until something chronic happens. I went through enough grief getting the 2 barrel Weber to adapt and undoing other people’s halfdone handiwork.

Auto mfr standards require provision for effective mechanical override in case of electrical failure.
I’ve tested it several times and mechanical override worked as expected for steering, foot and emergency brakes.

Nissan’s Steer-by-Wire System Brings Us Closer to Autonomous ...

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Oct 18, 2012 ... The Autonomous Car of the Future Is Here ... motors that actuate the steering rack far faster than a traditional mechanical system.

-> Before you start squawking about an electrical failure, Nissan says the steering wheel is connected to the rack through an emergency clutch, allowing the driver to retain control <-

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