Re:Self-Crashing Cars
by aetherson on Monday January 29, 2018 @05:20PM
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Passive keyless entry is not remotely hackable, it's locally hackable, that's not scalable and besides which cars sold today (with very few exceptions) can not self drive, so even if you could remotely unlock it you'd still need someone local to drive away with it.
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You’re of course right about passive keyless entry and perhaps the GP has that confused with other features that do require an internet connection.
Anyway, even if it isn’t autonomous, suppose a car has a smartphone app that allows you to turn on the heating before getting in. And then someone exploits that and gains control over the heating. They could then proceed to drain the batteries or the fuel tank by leaving it on over night, let’s say.
Not exactly a threat to national security, but still a major inconvenience.
if you did it on the day of an election and only targeted your opposition, it could have an impact. It's far-fetched, but just another scenario.
Re:Self-Crashing Cars
by socialist_coder on Monday January 29, 2018 @11:23PM
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Genius!
Not sure it was confusion, but rather intended as an example of how "high end" features spread to the bottom of the market quickly, such that in a few years nearly all new cars may be internet-connected.
Re:Self-Crashing Cars
by Slansitartop on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:06AM
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> You’re of course right about passive keyless entry and perhaps the GP has that confused with other features that do require an internet connection.
I did not confuse anything. I only mentioned passive keyless entry in a footnote, as an example of an insecure technology that you can't really avoid anymore. You still have a chance to avoid "connected car" features, but in my estimation the days are numbered for that.
Re:Self-Crashing Cars
by LinuxBender on Monday January 29, 2018 @05:35PM
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Numerous internet connected cars are remotely hackable and you can take over engine controls, steering, breaking. This was performed on live highways multiple times. DOT investigated at least one of the incidents involving some SUV's.