Hackers were able to exploit the AMD Secure Processor which allows them to jailbreak the infotainment system. The hackers believe that they can run any software they want and essentially unlock any features that are software-locked. It’s “un-patchable” short of a hardware updates from Tesla.
Fuck yeah, subscription-unlocks for existing features on cars should be illegal, and until it is I fully support all jailbreaking/hacking of these companies’ products
subscription-unlocks for existing features on
carsanything should be illegalReminds me of when my ISP wanted to charge $2/month to enable Wi-Fi. A monthly fee to just once remotely flip a switch on hardware already in my house. I went out and bought my own router for $60 and it paid for itself many times over at $2/month.
This sort of thing absolutely needs you be illegal before companies have us renting every feature of every physical product around us.
Yeah, and then Tesla will shut down your car remotely and refuse to fix it because you customized your own car. Because you don’t really own your car, you license it because Tesla can turn it into a paperweight at any time.
Fuck yeah, subscription-unlocks for existing features on cars should be illegal
…what? Do you have any idea how much it cost to develop that software? You realize you’d just be arbitrarily jacking up prices and forcing people to buy shit they don’t want?
Good. I hope that spreads far & wide.
Does it play doom?
Looks like someone’s about to be banned from X.com…
But what about the Atom Boyz?
