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wow, just read this article... that's BAD. (CL: can you please fix slideshows like this, they're still broken - using the next/prev doesn't always work, but the arrows on the pics do).
wow, just read this article... that's BAD. (CL: can you please fix slideshows like this, they're still broken - using the next/prev doesn't always work, but the arrows on the pics do).
wonder if they'll do a recall for this.
Actually, please just ditch slideshows altogether. They are the dumbest way to present news by far.
I checked out the slide show and there are a couple of things to point out, IMO.
1: CAN bus exploits are not the car mfgs fault any more than if someone hacks your computer and then blames Windows.
2: it only takes one person to make an exploit of the system and then sell it or make a download available to everyone. This is the danger of driving a computer on wheels.
I'm sure some other auto makers are the same or similar, in the case of Tesla the stolen car can easily be tracked. Car is flagged you won't be able to supercharge. You'll never get OTA updates. Only way you could drive the car at all without being flagged is completely disable connectivity. Leaves you with chopping the car up and selling for parts.
This opens up a privacy and ethical dilemma auto maker knows exactly where you are at all times. Great for theft prevention, not so great for privacy. Imagine law enforcement wanting travel logs. Then what? But I suppose it is no different than your smartphone.
Check the date of the Article...April 1st. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but lots of April fools day articles. I saw one where someone was able to open and drive his Tesla using a Pokemon card. The article looked 100 percent legit until I saw the tags. Just a thought before everyone panics.......
This opens up a privacy and ethical dilemma auto maker knows exactly where you are at all times. Great for theft prevention, not so great for privacy. Imagine law enforcement wanting travel logs. Then what? But I suppose it is no different than your smartphone.
It also gives people an excuse to argue against open protocols or forced encryption on the car's network bus.
Which will of course make everything proprietary and must go to the dealer for everything.
Even code scanners will no longer work.
There are other ways to help get around this but I see a big opening for them to try and "lock it down".
Check the date of the Article...April 1st. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but lots of April fools day articles. I saw one where someone was able to open and drive his Tesla using a Pokemon card. The article looked 100 percent legit until I saw the tags. Just a thought before everyone panics.......
Unfortunately it's not a hoax. This has been reported previously, as "headlight hacking". Here's an article from one year ago (but not April 1st):
This CAN bus vulnerability has been widely known for a LONG time. Once the thief has their easily obtained $5000 device, they have the keys to any vulnerable vehicle that they want. It’s like Toyota/Lexus sells us a vehicle with a toggle switch on the dashboard so that anyone who would rather steal than buy, simply plugs in to the CAN bus connector and starts your vehicle and just takes it away. NICE…
Toyota/Lexus are ignoring us here in North America, I’ve inquired; they simply say they meet all applicable standards… they simply don’t care that our vehicles can disappear at any time or they would do something. Toyota/Lexus are already addressing this vulnerability in Europe by retrofitting a fix, but not here. Check out these news releases from Toyota South Africa and Toyota Great Britain.
I have tried to get answers from Lexus Canada as well as my Local Lexus Dealer, but a similar fix is not offered, despite the fact that the technology and fix does in fact exist… FRUSTRATING!!!
04-01-24, 06:14 PM
Select Lexus Models Reportedly Vulnerable to Theft via Big Flaw
Lexus Thefts - We Are Ignored in North America
