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Reality Check! Is this for real?

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Re: Reality Check! Is this for real?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2020, 07:55:24 AM »
 

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Maybe one vehicle at a time can be hacked, but shutting down a large number of vehicles at once is too massive of a project even for a large hacking organization based just on the GPS logistics and the necessary ground infrastructure alone. Sure it's real now but on a minor scale, and only for a brief little window in time. Fossil fuel cars are on the way out, and with them the kind of computer engine controls mandated by anti-pollution laws and fuel mileage laws. GPS won't be linked to engine controls at all on electric cars. No need to. Won't need remote starting.

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Re: Reality Check! Is this for real?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2020, 05:00:40 AM »
 

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Oh, I think it's real.  And cars are such a big part of our world.  I prefer the low-tech stuff, not connected to everything else.  Here, for example, is a low-tech solution that enables a tiny little person like me to drive:

 

Reality Check! Is this for real?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2020, 07:23:11 PM »
 

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Hi Guys,

I know this is WAAAY off topic, but I imagine it would be of interest.

Not sure if anyone here can offer expert comment, but of course any debate is welcome!

Hackers on the other side of the world can take control of your vehicle

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2020/01/08/car-hacking-technology/2841847001/




P.S. I can't view what appears to be the first video in the article, but on watching the second, further down, I have to conclude this is absolutely real.
« Last Edit: January 08, 2020, 08:58:00 PM by alcanz »
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