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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 12:01:17

Title: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 12:01:17
I've been hearing rumours that important parameters of modern cars, such as braking and acceleration, can be hacked with potentially fatal consequences.

Tesla and Jeep have been mentioned.

Any truth in this?
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: TheBoy on 08 August 2015, 12:14:07
Anything actively on a network is hackable from within the network. If that network happens to be the internet......


It would appear that a demo was done controlling some of the systems onboard a Jeep from the Internet.
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 12:27:51
Anything actively on a network is hackable from within the network. If that network happens to be the internet......


It would appear that a demo was done controlling some of the systems onboard a Jeep from the Internet.


I have a good idea for those who wish to be rid of their wife wife or husband

Take out life insurance  then pay somebody to hack into the braking system on the car they are driving.

After the fireball has been extinguished simply collect on the insurance. :)

Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 08 August 2015, 12:45:55
You are a devious bastard M'lud!  :P  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: TheBoy on 08 August 2015, 12:49:57
You are a devious bastard M'lud!  :P  ::)  ;D
Saves him a fortune in new laptops.
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 08 August 2015, 12:59:03
You are a devious bastard M'lud!  :P  ::)  ;D
Saves him a fortune in new laptops.

 ;D
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: biggriffin on 08 August 2015, 13:06:11
I'm scared, my cars going to be hacked and I might crash and burn, who can I phone, 
Don't. Panic  Don't panic, headless lemmings mode, scare the gullible public witless.
 rant over.
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 13:12:26
I'm scared, my cars going to be hacked and I might crash and burn, who can I phone, 
Don't. Panic  Don't panic, headless lemmings mode, scare the gullible public witless.
 rant over.

I imagine the Omega is far too prehistoric to be hacked, Mr BG. :D
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: biggriffin on 08 August 2015, 13:51:18
I'm scared, my cars going to be hacked and I might crash and burn, who can I phone, 
Don't. Panic  Don't panic, headless lemmings mode, scare the gullible public witless.
 rant over.

I imagine the Omega is far too prehistoric to be hacked, Mr BG. :D

But,but but its got an ecu, and the news papers said, they hacking, I'm scared, going to cover my car in tin foil,  I blame the Russians..
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 14:23:34
I'm scared, my cars going to be hacked and I might crash and burn, who can I phone, 
Don't. Panic  Don't panic, headless lemmings mode, scare the gullible public witless.
 rant over.

I imagine the Omega is far too prehistoric to be hacked, Mr BG. :D

But,but but its got an ecu, and the news papers said, they hacking, I'm scared, going to cover my car in tin foil, I blame the Russians..

I believe that Putin is a big Omega fan. :)
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: tigers_gonads on 08 August 2015, 17:34:07
I'm scared, my cars going to be hacked and I might crash and burn, who can I phone
Don't. Panic  Don't panic, headless lemmings mode, scare the gullible public witless.
 rant over.



If you use the phone while your car has been hacked, make sure you are using a approved hands free kit with voice activation or you will get 3 points on your licence  ;)

That's if you survive the crash and fireball that is  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: Gaffers on 08 August 2015, 17:52:47
Anything actively on a network is hackable from within the network. If that network happens to be the internet......


It would appear that a demo was done controlling some of the systems onboard a Jeep from the Internet.


I have a good idea for those who wish to be rid of their wife wife or husband

Take out life insurance  then pay somebody to hack into the braking system on the car they are driving.

After the fireball has been extinguished simply collect on the insurance and get it on with the sister in law :)

Fixed ::)
Title: Re: Modern cars and internet connectivity.
Post by: andyc on 09 August 2015, 20:03:55
We are now starting to see Onstar coming in, the new Astra K will be the first new model to have it as standard.
Will be interesting to see how it plays out, in the US there ate millions of users and works very well and I haven't heard of it being hacked, its been available for years in the US so I would think if anyone was going to do it they would have done so be however