Hack Turns Nissan Leaf Into Giant RC Car
hackaday.com
As cars increasingly become computers on wheels, the attack surface for digital malfeasance increases. The [PCAutomotive] group shared their exploit for turning the 2020 Nissan Leaf into 1600 kg RC…

Remember the car jacking scene in Terminator 3?

  • batmaniam@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    6 months ago

    The thing that pisses me off most is that cars have these vulnerabilities, and automakers do a shit job of protecting them, but do just a good enough job to keep me, the owner, from playing with them.

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.caEnglish
    32·
    6 months ago

    Is there an option to physically disable this?

    When i finally get an EV I don’t want it to be online in any form, is it even possible to get one like that?

    • 8adger@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      6 months ago

      It is not just EVs, this can be done on almost every new car in some form or another.

    • N3Cr0@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      151·
      6 months ago

      Install the latest update and hope for the best.

      Or try disabling bluetooth.

      Or try to get a car without autonomous parking.

      Seems like there is no real option though.

    • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Remove the modem. When I was researching chevy bolts that was the first video I looked up and there was a guy walking through it. It involved opening up the panels and was time consuming but I was willing to do it. Unfortunately, didn’t end up getting a chevy bolt.

      Edit: sorry, I didn’t read it and it appears to be bluetooth or radio frequency. Removing the modem would not prevent this attack. Probably update the car and hope for the best. Unless you figure out how to remove rf and bluetooth

  • thatradomguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    Somebody did something similar for a Jeep like a decade ago… but somehow people still expect the results to be different now.

    • N3Cr0@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      14·
      6 months ago

      Bluetooth -> infotainment system -> CANBUS -> Lane Assist or adaptive steering

      Die infotainment system should not have this permission, but it does.

      The loophole is the connected smartphone from the driver. An attacker could deauthenticate it and mimic the car app.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Lots of modern cars have electric power steering. Many of them have lane keep assist.

  • Buske@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    6 months ago

    Never buy a tesla, Elon and any employee can just watch you, hell if they really wanted they could drive you into on coming traffic for the fun of it. Majority of those accidents were not.