"The 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."
I would think being able to disable it’s ability to BREAK would be a great thing...?
1994 Buick Roadmaster wagon with a cassette deck, and I am committed to keeping it up now they we live in the deep south and rust isn’t as big a problem.
The most anyone can do to my oldies is EMP the ignition system.
I’ve already bought an ignition module for the old Willys with the electronic distributor. Those modules last me about a year and change. I refuse to go back to the misery of points unless there is no other way.
My 16 Tacoma is a stick so I at least knock it out of gear and maybe use the emergency brake to stop.
The spouse’s Camry on the other hand is stuffed with electronics galore.
including its ability to break
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Its ability to break was probably unhindered, I think they meant its ability to brake.
the car gets breaks?
must be unionized.....
I wonder if any of this will make into CEH training?
Skynet, it’s the only answer.
My guess is the Feds have requested methods of access to driving controls and GPS location information on most new vehicles. There’s a lot of ways to interface with newer vehicles with a cell phone or laptop using blue tooth. It might be possible that they accept long wave radio signals which could travel around the world. Sound far fetched? Think back to 2007. Not so far fetched sounding now now is it?
Since it’s been out, have there been any strange crashes involving the S model, especially those that resulted in death?
It doesn’t seem like it would be that hard to make anything which controls the car work with a wire, a cable or a gear.
Of course that would end letting GPS control your car but that is a good thing.
Well then that is 2 hacks. The first is hacking my account to pay the subsidy 0bama pays Tesla. Morons who think electric cars need no fossil fuels. What turns the turbine, you liberal morons?
I’ve actually had to give this lecture to some libs who had no idea how charging these batteries is done.
Virtually every vehicle since 2008 uses CAN bus networks as do many older ones. Only a fraction connect that network to any kind of wireless communication device. None should. The normal way to interface with the CAN network is by plugging a cable into the OBD-II connector under the dash.
I won’t buy a car that has so much as a key with a chip in it. Actually I won’t buy a car manufactured after about 1996.
Electronic controls are open to hacking and someone else driving your car with you trying to drive it yourself. Consider the Toyotas that are totally drive-by-wire. A determined wargaming 12 year old could probably take it over remotely and surely could if he had a chance to plug in a USB or something else into the car’s system.
Ping.
I wish they could take over my car and cause it not to break ... would save me alot of money ...