Priuses can display powertrain data on the screen (such as which engines are operating, whether regen is happening, etc.) but I have never seen anything in the screen on any Prius that actually sends control data to the powertrain.
> If a Model 3 had an analogous bug, then everything from the windshield washers to the climate control and rear view mirrors would be borked (I'd guess phone-based unlock would be too, at a minimum.)
Actually it's possible to phone-unlock and drive a Model 3 with the screen completely turned off or broken. I've done it.
I’m sorry, they do what now? Why would you even do that?
I could make a VAG car hand brake turn going into a corner all from a computer remotely, just by switching on the ABS braking on the rear wheel on the opposite side to a turn. I could control the throttle remotely as well.
Why are people shocked at the way these global corporations are treating security and privacy?
Its only their lawyers that are protecting them.
If a Model 3 had an analogous bug, then everything from the windshield washers to the climate control and rear view mirrors would be borked (I'd guess phone-based unlock would be too, at a minimum.)
Many Priuses integrate parts of the power train into the radio. I suspect they'd have serious issues too.
Of course, what matters is how integrated all this stuff is in a Mazda. That, I don't know.