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        My friend has his Kia broken into and started, but it’s a standard so they ditched it hahaha

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          I got a decent manual for about $12k back in February. And it was one of three on the lot I was there to look at all around that price: A GTI, a WRX, and a Mini.

          I went with the GTI

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          right before the used car market exploded i got my manual Subaru for $3400 when it was worth about 10-12k because of a misfire. yeah it just had the wrong spark plugs in it :p and it’s about as dumb as they come. it has a radio, abs, and cruise control - no other driving assists or telemetry

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          The fun tax is real… except unllike the poster below, I was looking for a Base model Subaru and not the WRX (even though the WRX is a bucket list car)

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        Just because you can’t use it doesn’t mean a hacker can’t. If someone discovered a vulnerability in the 3g handshake or encryption protocol, it could be an avenue for an RCE.

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          Especially when there are no security updates anymore. They should just rip out any possible receiver there is for mobile communication

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          Honestly if someone manages to figure that out I would want to know, that way I can finally use my cars remote start 😄

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      I wish, but most people don’t know / care about this stuff, it’s not going to really percolate into the public consciousness .

      According to the dealership my car isn’t worth it’s weight grass clippings because it’s too old.

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        Cool just like trying to replace a blower motor in a modern car feel free to rip the entire dash out only to find out it has a second antenna all the way in the back underneath the spare tire also behind a tail light which somehow requires you to remove the muffler to get to…

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            If you can… Without breaking something vital thats on the same circuit as something so non-vital as turn signals or headlights. You know from the companies so smart as to not wire all… I mean all the positive hots through the ignition or light switch… Nothing like an ignition that’s 200°f.

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          brb, i have a muffler, a spare, and an entire dash to remove immediatly.

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        You’d probably have more luck installing a signal jammer in your car.

        The best you can hope for is a rootkit and some Linux-based OS for cars to be developed so you can take full control.

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          FWIW there is a cottage industry for OnStar disable/delete mods for GM vehicles. It can be done, usually without breaking too much else of the car’s electronic functionality.

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          i fucking KNEW we would be jailbreaking cars eventually.

          and you bet they will come up with locked bootloaders.

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        I drive a 2014 si

        That Civic is hands down the most bulletproof, refined and perfected k-series car Honda ever produced, or ever will, at this point.

        If anyone reading this wants a V6, find a manual TL. Equally bulletproof, but with a J-series and room to stretch out and they are CHEAP for zero reason on the market. I don’t even understand it other than they don’t really have tuning potential, but as a commuter car, they can’t be beat for the price to comfort. They ride like clouds and have 300hp to punch with if you stomp them down an offramp.

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      The car will still work if you take the radio out or put a faraday cage around it, maybe that’ll become a thing in the future, but that might fuck with the paid charging infrastructure for EVs. Doesn’t impact gas.

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      I have a '01 Citroen and I’m gonna run it to the ground. She needs a big overhaul now, but for a 190’000Km car my baby is still pretty good.

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    Yeah… fuck this shit. This is part of the reason I still drive a nearly 20 year old vehicle. It has features I want, and can’t be stolen via fucking API calls. Absolute insanity.

    I think Hyundai/Kia group has done unfathomable damage to their brands. Kia, despite being a budget brand, wants to be seen as a legit competitor to Toyota or at least Nissan. Their corner cutting with the immobilizers and the resulting “USB” theft shit was bad enough. Now this exploit.

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      They’re just terrible cars. I’ve had two…they were great until they weren’t. I literally had a screw fall out of the headliner the other day bringing it home from a nearly 1000$ exhaust patch/repair. It’s not 10 years old yet and only has 60k miles.

      The other one has had the engine replaced already (under warranty thank god).

      We are likely replacing both of them next year. I’m never buying a Kia again.

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        My Toyota with 300k+ miles has cost me $285 in repairs minus maintenance costs. I’ll likely get at least another 100k. Just placing these goalposts here…

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        I’m so sad GM killed SAAB. Only decent cars left are Volvo and Subaru. I just wish someone would mass produce a manual transmission EV.

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          Uh…what? How does a manual transmission work on a direct drive motor?

          (And if you really want to do that, drop an electric crate engine in an 80s muscle car. I’m strongly considering it)

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            Don’t apply physics to a wishlist. That’s not how wishing works. I’m aware it’s not possible, but stick shift is just fun to drive.

            For me it would be a 1986 SAAB 900 SPG

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              Of course it’s possible, electric conversion kits have been around for decades, and only work with manual transmissions. We just need the battery and charging tech applied to conversion kits. Who wants to start up an EV conversion kit company with me?

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                I would love to convert my car to an electric, but it’s an automatic so I’d have to spend as much as a new car to convert it.

                A drop in ECU replacement and motor/battery would be great, but I doubt the auto industry or the government is going to allow the sale of third party drop in ECUs.

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                  Actually, they do allow (in the US) in an 80’s car. A lot of the regulations around that sort of thing are very relaxed for classics.

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                  Third-party ECUs are already wildly popular items (Holley Sniper and Terminator along with less popular third-party products).

                  Also, your car being an automatic isn’t the difficult part of the conversion, having to fabricate the parts to adapt the drivetrain and battery are.

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                The issue is the complexity of the bespoke design of drive trains. It’s nigh on impossible to design a “one size fits all” or even “fits a majority” of solutions for a conversion kit that isn’t stupidly expensive.

                See: Edison Motors. A Canadian heavy haul truck manufacturer startup that is trying to offer electric conversions for commercial light and medium duty trucks.

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                  Edison is working with Deboss Garage (youtube) to build electric and hybrid electric conversions for passenger trucks too.

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            The 80s famously didn’t have any muscle cars due to the gas shortages of the 1970s, new emissions standards, and burgeoning popularity of Japanese imports.

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        I had an '11 optima sx, right after the refresh. Beautiful car. Returned the lease on its 3rd engine.

        1st one had a spark plug fail and basically melt. Piston seized. Had power, then it didn’t, while doing 60 over a bridge.

        2nd one went after an engine mount failed. Block ended up cracking.

        Only consolation was that I was paying kia prices, not their over inflated sense of self pricing they try now.

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    There’s just no good reason to have anything beyond the radio/nav etc in a car connected to the Internet. Remote start can be done with just the key.

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      You know what fuck builtin nav. Connect it to my phone and let that be it for navigation.

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          I like using the built in radio rather than my phone for music, but it doesn’t need an internet connection, just a flash drive.

          I suppose I’m a weirdo for not using Spotify like most people nowadays though

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            A bit, I have a huge collection of CDs ripped to MP3 that are nowhere else digital streaming

            I find the weird weird thing is to listen to local radio or satellite radio. I only do it for short trips where the radio turns on automatically and it’s not worth the time to put decent music from the phone.

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        Plus if you use your phone for nav you can use whatever maps you like. My city is mapped pretty good on openstreetmap so that’s what I use.

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      I would say even those don’t need Internet. Navigation can be updated using a USB drive, and I have a phone for audio so I just need bluetooth.

      The only network connection I want in my car is to notify emergency services if the airbags go off.

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        Things like live traffic require a connection though, and Google maps I think does the routing calcs off the device. Most people will use their phone for all that, but the use case is there.

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      I mean, there are plenty of very good reasons.

      My car reminds me if the doors are unlocked or left open. I can adjust the charging speed at any time. I can turn on the HVAC and seat heaters before I leave. I can see my current state of charge. I can see exactly what is happening when my alarm goes off. I can see exactly where it is if it’s stolen. Etc.

      You can argue that those are not important to you, personally but I don’t think you can argue that they aren’t good reasons.

      I think there are certainly other wireless technologies that are superior in many ways and can supplement or replace the need for internet access in your immediate area.

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        I think the point is that there isn’t a good enough reason to put internet in a car that negates the risk of it.

        It is like adding lead to food. It’s a cheap sweetener with no calories. You can argue that cheap sweeteners aren’t important to you, but I don’t think you can argue that it isn’t a good reason. It just isn’t a good enough reason to negate the risk.

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          I think the point is that there isn’t a good enough reason

          OK but that’s not what they said.

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              “Not good enough” = not important to you

              “no good reason” = the benefits dont exist.

              These are not the same.

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                “Not good enough” = not important to you

                you have misunderstood something.

                not good enough means the downsides highly, severely outweigh the upsides. It’s not that “I wouldn’t use it and then you shouldn’t have it either”, it’s that there are very good reasons to not have these in my car, or anyone’s really, in a way where they cannot be removed!

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                  it’s that there are very good reasons to not have these in my car

                  There’s also very good reason TO have them, as I’ve already explained.

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        frankly they aren’t good reasons.

        the first bunch provides info and abilities that are only relevant when you are in the car. this is like wanting to know your house’s temperature when you are in the store, or on vacation. what the fuck you do with that information?

        the remaining about the alarm and it being stolen, what are you going to do with this? go after them with your 4th car and a shotgun? let’s hope they did not disconnect the batteries…

        if you absolutely cannot live without these, you should by an extension that does this, instead of forcing this shit on everyone

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          what the fuck you do with that information?

          I don’t know what “the first bunch” is so I can’t answer that but these are all definitely use while away from the car.

          the remaining about the alarm and it being stolen, what are you going to do with this?

          Is that a real question? You’re going to figure out why your alarm is going off, and if it’s stolen you’re going to give it to the police so they can recover it…

          if you absolutely cannot live without these, you should by an extension that does this

          I dunno what an “extension” is but pretty sure it doesn’t exist or can’t do these things.

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            I don’t know what “the first bunch” is so I can’t answer that but these are all definitely use while away from the car.

            sorry, I wanted to mean these:

            My car reminds me if the doors are unlocked or left open. I can adjust the charging speed at any time. I can turn on the HVAC and seat heaters before I leave. I can see my current state of charge. I can see exactly what is happening when my alarm goes off

            _

            Is that a real question? You’re going to figure out why your alarm is going off, and if it’s stolen you’re going to give it to the police so they can recover it…

            yes, why do you need a moving, online accessible high quality surveillance camera system is a real question.
            I don’t think you need this to report it to the police, the loud alarm and policeman on the road searching for the stolen car has worked well for decades. or at least I haven’t heard of car theft in… a pretty long time, so long that I don’t even remember.

            I dunno what an “extension” is but pretty sure it doesn’t exist or can’t do these things.

            oh it would exist if laws would force car makers to not place unremovable tracking systems in the car by default.

            but I that being said, think these tings do exist, in the form of little devices thay you can connect to your car’s OBD port, and they have a GPS receiver and a SIM slot to do it’s job.

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              the loud alarm and policeman on the road searching for the stolen car has worked well for decades

              LOL no. It hasn’t.

              haven’t heard of car theft in… a pretty long time

              Right, my mistake. If you haven’t heard of it happening, it must not have happened.

              think these tings do exist, in the form of little devices thay you can connect to your car’s OBD port, and they have a GPS receiver and a SIM slot to do it’s job.

              …yes, that’s what we’re discussing…

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                …yes, that’s what we’re discussing…

                obviously not. what we are discussing is optional and voluntary, because it is removable

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                  No. It isn’t. What we are discussing is whether or not it is useful and if there is a “good reason” to have them at all.

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        You can argue that those are not important to you, personally but I don’t think you can argue that they aren’t good reasons.

        These sound like “value-add module purchased at or after time of sale” reasons.

        In short, they’re features and not requirements.

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          Which has absolutely nothing to do with whether there are good reasons to have them at all.

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      That’s a very subjective take. My friends and family that live in hot climates love the ability to remotely turn on and pre-cool their vehicles. I appreciate being able to check if I remembered to lock the doors.

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        Both of those functions have been available via key fob for at least a decade, no internet required. Though yes the range on that can be limited.

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          Thats precisely what I’m referring to- these things being possible when you’re inside of a store, restaurant, or an extreme case like you parked at the airport for a trip.

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          I appreciate being able to check if I remembered to lock the doors.

          How exactly does that work with a keyfob…?

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            There are “two-way” remote start kits that have a display on the fob to report back AC state, engine remaining run time, and door lock state. It also helps for making sure the button you pressed actually reached the car.

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        And by using that internet connected feature you’re 100% handing out your driving info to your car manufacturer, who in turn will sell it to LexisNexis, who in turn will sell it to insurance companies, who in turn will jack up your insurance prices.

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          Sure, that sucks. But I’m not saying there are zero downsides, I’m specifically countering the argument that there are “no good reasons” with my personal good reasons.

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            it really depends whether that counts as a good reason. for us the downsides highly outweigh the upsides.
            and yes, I know what it’s like to sit in a hot car when I just got back to it on the hot summer day. but I can really wait 2 minutes outside the car when it’s that bad

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              Man, I’ll never understand this “car is too hot for me to sit in” to be honest. Lmao. Sounds to me like people are too spoiled and this is something kids say. Come one, you really think of this is as an issue? I don’t even have an ac in my car. It broke over 4 years ago and I never fixed it. But for each their own I guess.

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                Man, I’ll never understand this “car is too hot for me to sit in” to be honest.

                Probably because you don’t live in a hot climate?

                The interior of a car here can get up to 150 degrees. And the bits and bobs inside can get even hotter. I’ve gotten second degree burns from the seatbelt.

                Now imagine you’re out exercising for 3 hours in 107 degree heat. Or working for 6-8 hours in it. Getting in that car might literally kill you.

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                  LOL. I don’t live in a hot climate? How about the middle east? Does that sound hot enough? I grew up living in a tent. A literal tent until I was about 20, then my father decided to build a house. Then that house had no power until 2008. And our weather there can get to 130+ easily. So, imagine that heat. Imagine how getting into a car would feel. Here is a photo I took of a thermometer I took in June of 2009. It was around 1 pm. I was on a military base that day. It won’t kill you, you will be fine. Open your windows and wait outside a little so you don’t melt. lol

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                it was a fucking example, man. but there are places where if you left the car in the direct sun on the summer, a few hours later it will have 40-45 °C or so in there.

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        As I said in my comment, that can be done with the key, no Internet connection needed.

        As for the lock thing, I just need to look if my mirrors are folded in or not.

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          The fob won’t work if you’re deep inside a store, will it? Same for checking the mirrors.

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            A) you can survive without precooling or set it to start before getting deep into the store.

            B)if you want that feature fine, but leave it off everyone else’s car! No cell connections should be installed by default like this. It’s a walking cve list waiting to happen.

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    Let the fucking hacking begin. Fuck these assholes. They are milking people out of their last penny, and on top of that they’re selling people’s driving data to data brokers who sell it to insurance companies that jack up prices.

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    FYI: From the article: “These vulnerabilities have since been fixed, this tool was never released, and the Kia team has validated this was never exploited maliciously.

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      Well I wouldn’t really trust kia, who released these gaping vulnerabilities and benefit the most from pretending ain’t no big thing, with these statements

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    I’ve noticed a lot of issues showing up for the Kia and Hyundai cars security wise. I wonder if they’re having issues because there’s more focus on those cars or if their security is really that bad.

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      The Kia/Hyundai “challenge” where people were stealing their cars with a USB cord is because they opted not to include an immobilizer in US models for a decade. Every other car brand had them as standard. Kia even had them as standard in non US cars, but because the USA stupidly does not have a law about it, they opted to drastically reduce car security to save a few dollars per car.

      This has made them prime targets, as people know they make bad security choices whenever they can save a buck.

      So a bit of both, I expect.

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        I’m still amazed that immobilizers aren’t a legal requirement in the USA, and that Kia would remove them from US models just to save a small amount of money.

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      Both probably. I’m sure a lot of cars have problems like this, but they just haven’t been found and there are already known vulnerabilities to focus on.

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      Don’t look into South Korean web security. If their cars are as badly designed as their websites… Yikes

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    This is the problem with digital serfdom, those lording it over us aren’t perfect either. Not only should we be able to connect our cars to our own server, we should be able inspect provided server implementation to see if it’s a bag of nails.

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    Why does a car need to be connected to the internet? A reliable rule of conduct in aeronautics is that systems which are deemed critical to safety are air gapped from the systems which are connected to the internet, so in the event that those systems are compromised by malware or hackers, the safety critical systems won’t also be compromised.

    Why is it seemingly taking automotive manufacturers so long to catch on to this principle? Before anyone mentions downloadable features, I do not see that as a means of justification. Like with videogames, if you’re paying good money for a product, that product should already be finished by release. Hiding content that should already exist on a car is egregious and the normalisation of it incentivizes manufacturers to release vehicles that are incomplete and should not have been released in their current state.

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      This is my car, I have a stereo with entertainment features. My mileage, drive time, fuel economy, and anything related to the systems of the car, shows up on a separate display strip. To the best of my knowledge, the stereo cannot control the car in any way. Its just there to play music for me. I dread the day I have to replace this car. I may just buy an old pre-telemetry 4x4. The roads around here have gotten too bad for a hatchback anyway.

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        Yup, that’s how it should be across the board. That’s how it is with modern airliners. The redundancy of having each system be controlled by multiple computers is nullified if a hacker can get to control all of them, including the ones which are safety critical, just by hacking one. I honestly don’t blame you, I love the internet but there really are situations where something really doesn’t need to be connected to the internet.

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    I know the majority of you hate Tesla, but security is something they do take more seriously. They even take part in pwn2own to help find vulnerabilities.

    All auto manufacturers should be taking part in that.

    Nothing like winning a car to get people to try and break into it publicly.

    Edit: Also details on the 2025 event in January just recently announced. https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2024/9/23/announcing-pwn2own-automotive-for-2025

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      I have my money on Tesla being the first cloud-connected car (that phrase shouldn’t exist) to be hacked and push a malicious firmware that will cause all cars to simultaneously activate self driving and to pull a hard left at a specific time (time bomb).