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And what if the owner looses that "small electronic device", or forgets to forward it to the new owner. The whole point of this feature is that you should be a
by Too 14y ago
And what if the owner looses that "small electronic device", or forgets to forward it to the new owner.
The whole point of this feature is that you should be able to get the car running if you loose EVERYTHING apart from the car itself. The only way to stop it is to give the manufacturer (or other trusted third party) exclusive right to issue keys but apparently the regulations say no to that.
- jasomill 14y agoNonsense. Why not simply design it so that it's difficult and dangerous to access the "reset button" unless you're a trained mechanic with a Rotary lift? Then it's more difficult to steal than an ordinary car, and you are done. In light of history, the answer is probably a combination of laziness, inertia, and an attempt to steer customers to authorized BMW service centers. Or perhaps the threat model includes theft by tow truck? (not kidding; perhaps this is common in some places, at least for high-end vehicles?)
- Too 14y agoOf course you can always make it safer physically, I'm talking about the cryptographic safety. About towing, look at the video in the article posted. One guy breaks in and releases the parking break while the other 3 push the car. Doesn't show where they push it to though.