Re:Tesla Model S Can Be Stolen in Seconds by Cloning Its Key...
by walrus01 on Monday September 10, 2018 @08:24PM
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I can totally see people stealing Teslas, if you bring $100 worth of jamming equipment with you, it won't be disabled remotely. The cellular frequencies that a Tesla uses for M2M connections back to the mothership are not rocket science to jam.
At least not before it's driven into a warehouse somewhere and cut apart to be cannibalized for repair parts, then parts shipped overseas.
Re:Tesla Model S Can Be Stolen in Seconds by Cloning Its Key...
by dchichkov on Monday September 10, 2018 @08:31PM
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Repair parts for what? Who will purchase these?
Re:Tesla Model S Can Be Stolen in Seconds by Cloning Its Key...
by hyperdimension on Monday September 10, 2018 @09:59PM
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All the people who have been waiting for months+ for a body shop to find Tesla-approved replacement parts, presumably.
Re:Tesla Model S Can Be Stolen in Seconds by Cloning Its Key...
by walrus01 on Monday September 10, 2018 @10:09PM
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Presumably, the same wholesalers/auto parts trading places I've seen in third-world countries with suspiciously sourced grey market Toyota Land Cruiser/Lexus repair parts.
Or people who want $20,000 worth of 100kWh 18650 battery conveniently packaged with connectors and cooling system.
Seriously, it is unlikely someone would put the money and R&D effort required to replicate the researcher's solution with the goal of stealing these camera systems on the wheels that can be disabled remotely.
So I'd rather advocate for Tesla to continue using inexpensive and secure enough solution to unlock doors. And focus their efforts on making the thing actually safer, like not accelerating into and colliding with concrete barriers.