boem@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoNow that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own themwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down115cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkNow that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own themwww.washingtonpost.comboem@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square78fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThis has happened with 3G networked and older vehicles (OnStar has been a thing since the 90’s). People tried to unplug the OnStar hardware but they ran it through a CAN bus and it would disable the car (to prevent thieves from circumventing it).
This has happened with 3G networked and older vehicles (OnStar has been a thing since the 90’s). People tried to unplug the OnStar hardware but they ran it through a CAN bus and it would disable the car (to prevent thieves from circumventing it).