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While I really hate that this attack is even possible, a nice feature with a car manufacturer that regularly and often update the software/firmware is this: "I
by retSava 7y ago
While I really hate that this attack is even possible, a nice feature with a car manufacturer that regularly and often update the software/firmware is this:
"In response to those attacks, Tesla started rolling out [...] If an owner activates the “PIN to Drive” function [...] anyone entering the car will have to know your PIN in order to be able to drive away."
And why wouldn't the car (all vulnerable cars) deactivate when it one minute later (or X meters) doesn't detect the key in the car? Ie do a second poll of the key.
- tomatocracy 7y ago> And why wouldn't the car (all vulnerable cars) deactivate when it one minute later (or X meters) doesn't detect the key in the car? Ie do a second poll of the key This has been a solved problem for some time in luxury/expensive vehicles. Vehicle tracking systems detect if the car is moved without the tracking card in it and silently inform their control centre of the fact, along with vehicle’s location. Control centre then calls owner and verifies if it’s them. Doing it this way has the advantage that if the driver is being threatened (carjacking for example), it doesn’t put them at further risk.
- dagw 7y agoAt least in the recent case of Tesla thefts here in Sweden the car thieves also blocked/disabled the GPS tracking before driving away so tracing the cars was impossible.
- dagw 7y agoAnd why wouldn't the car (all vulnerable cars) deactivate when it one minute later (or X meters) doesn't detect the key in the car? Probably a safety vs security concern. They don't want your car to suddenly die on you in the middle of the highway if your keyfob battery dies.