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I'm on the fence about this sort of security. Do we really really want to make things completely locked down to the point that the manufacturer can close up sho
by WWLink 5y ago
I'm on the fence about this sort of security. Do we really really want to make things completely locked down to the point that the manufacturer can close up shop and leave you totally screwed, in the name of "security"? I see that argument pushed a lot when it comes to computers and building stuff the way Apple does - soldering everything down lol.
Would you rather a car where you could reprogram the keys yourself with a small chance it might be stolen? Or a car where if the keys get damaged you have to spend several thousand replacing all of the computers?
- colechristensen 5y agoI like that it is hard. Moving forward I actually can set it up so i can program new keys from third parties, it just isn’t possible while the car is locked without a functional key. There are also ways to permanently bypass the security but i don’t really want to do that either, it’s nice that it’s very hard to steal.
- taneq 5y agoWhy are the two options "manufacturer has exclusive control" and "insecure"? The manufacturer could just supply the access code to the purchaser when the car is sold.