Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features

Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by dr_orpheus on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:48PM (#36992466)

Second is "I pay $50 once to unlock heated seats in my car forever. This car now has heated seats and anyone that I sell it to also gets heated seats"

Third is "I pay $5/month for heated seats for the entire time I own the car. Anyone that I sell the car to would also have to pay $5/month for heated seats."

Edit: The other version of the third option (your BMW account is not tied to this vin) is something like "I pay $50 once for heated seats in my car. If I sell it to someone, they also have to pay $50 to unlock the heated seats"

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by hot_gril on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:52PM (#36992515)

Third seems slightly better, cause at least the secondary buyer clearly knows it's $5/mo instead of having to make sure the one-time payment sticks.

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by eganist on Thursday August 03, 2023 @06:23PM (#36992875)

In fairness, the second method should probably be implemented with an e-fuse. That way once it's paid, there's no taking it away.

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Re:Hackers manage to unlock Tesla software-locked features by hot_gril on Thursday August 03, 2023 @07:58PM (#36993702)

Yeah, otherwise I don't trust it.

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