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Really looking forward to seeing more software hacks on Teslas. It restores what was so great about the height of American muscle cars: people with more knowled
by erulabs 6y ago
Really looking forward to seeing more software hacks on Teslas. It restores what was so great about the height of American muscle cars: people with more knowledge go faster. The commoditization of performance is fantastic - and I love my model 3 - but I’m excited for the future when I can get a 2nd car for my wife and hack the hell out of our 3! If Tesla took me to court over it, I’d suspect the publicity would easily make up for the legal fees!
The model 3 is a lot like the iPhone - absolutely the way of doing things and impossible to go back - but we shouldn’t forget the freedoms we lose, and the DRM we gain.
- neolog 6y ago> If Tesla took me to court over it, I’d suspect the publicity would easily make up for the legal fees! What does this mean?
- erulabs 6y agoI mean I'd love to show up in headlines as "hacker v elon". It's a classic Streisand effect for them as well!
- maest 6y agoHaving hacked cars running on public roads - how do you think that will impact road safety? I'm all for people to control the hardware they buy, as long as they don't increase the risk of crashing into my car or running me over while crossing the street.
- erulabs 6y agoTypically the hacks amount to enabling a feature in the car that you would otherwise have to pay for. For example new BMWs come with seat-heaters in the car, but not available to be used unless an additional fee is paid to unlock them. A "hack" would be using the seat-heaters in the car you paid for without paying. For things like custom driving software, usually people test that on closed race tracks, etc.
- rasz 6y agoYou can legally register a shopping cart with V8 engine and some blinkers in places like Florida right now. Half the states have no mandatory inspections. Lightly modified cars are the least of your problems.