Yes, the article that had a blurb on the original post was about an
app that uses the existing API. Tesla has no problem with that. There
was also a link to a story about the $10k hacking contest. This is
totally different. The goal of that contest is to gain unauthorized
access to a Tesla you
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Alan Arrison via EV ev@lists.evdl.org wrote:
I am surprised that auto makers haven't locked down their systems with
encryption.
If they haven't yet they probably will if for no other reason than liability
issues.
What liability issues? There would be none. If
In this specific case, the facts don't line up with the hype and the headlines.
The Tesla hacks haven't modified the vehicles at all. The application is
using the same API that the smart phone apps use. That allows the program to
unlock doors, open the sunroof, turn on the AC, and collect
On the flip side I remember a story about a boat owner that didn't like the
factory fuel system on his boat so redid it himself. Gassed up one day, boat
burned, disfigured his two daughters. He won in court against the boat
manufacturer.
Bring that here. A software genius modifies his Tesla, car
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-model-s-owners-write-new-code-for-their-electric-cars/
Some Tesla owners pimp their rides with code
By Stephen Edelstein — May 18, 2015
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Every since the
I am surprised that auto makers haven't locked down their systems with
encryption.
If they haven't yet they probably will if for no other reason than
liability issues.
Al
On 5/20/2015 4:50 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
Every since the first cars rolled out of factories, owners have been
