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Re:We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot by bambax on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:03AM (#24799565)
Well, not exactly. Once you have plugged this device into your can, it can be hacked. It's just a phone after all, and it has normal wireless connection options available.
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Re:We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot by netsharc on Friday October 16, 2020 @05:59PM (#24805456)
It seems the system only works when the driver activates the cruise control, which hopefully Honda has programmed correctly: i.e. if cruise control is deactivated, steering inputs from the CAN-bus will be ignored.

So the driver can still regain control from a hacked device by deactivating cruise control, which s/he can do by moving the steering wheel or pressing one of the pedals.

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