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If you brick a car and you can't convince Tesla that you were doing legitimate security research, they will refuse to reflash it. That's if they don't effective
by SheinhardtWigCo 7y ago
If you brick a car and you can't convince Tesla that you were doing legitimate security research, they will refuse to reflash it. That's if they don't effectively brick it for you by blocking your VIN from getting parts and firmware updates when a future update detects unexpected features being used. Hacking these cars is an expensive and risky endeavor compared to just coughing up the money for the extra features.
- p1esk 7y agoBut this is hacker news, isn't it? What you said is equally true about the iphone, yet people did hack it...
- userbinator 7y agoThere are also apparently farmers hacking the firmware on their equipment, which costs many times more than the most expensive Tesla: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13925994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13925994 No one who hacks expects the manufacturer to help or even agree.
- oska 7y agoI'm sympathetic to farmers who hack their John Deere tractors which they only use on private land. I'm much less sympathetic to people who hack the software of cars they drive on public roads.
- whenchamenia 7y agoAll my 7 cars are hacked. Sorry you feel that way.
- sambe 7y agoWasn’t DFU reflash always available? Was there any example of Apple blocking a device from receiving updates or reinstalls? As far as I recall updates were not even authorised until a few years ago.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoHow hard would it be to cut the seat heater cable and wire in your own switch? Assuming the seat heater is just a heat seater, and doesn't have a bunch of electronics in it too.