They can open the specifications of the ECUs[1] and get involved with all car dealerships, maintenance franchises, insurance companies and whoever else. The goa

They can open the specifications of the ECUs[1] and get involved with all car dealerships, maintenance franchises, insurance companies and whoever else. The goal being to educate them all on how to maintain, repair, and replace the ECUs that are at the heart of every automobile being deployed. Leaving the responsibility to fix these security flaws in the hands of the automobile manufacturers is dangerous and foolish, they simply don't have the means nor the interest to fix these security flaws. This is one of the most obvious cases where FLOSS shines -- everybody and anybody can fix their broken software because they know what's running on their machines and the machines are open and accessible to those that need it most: end-users. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_control_unit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_control_unit