• this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Cool just like trying to replace a blower motor in a modern car feel free to rip the entire dash out only to find out it has a second antenna all the way in the back underneath the spare tire also behind a tail light which somehow requires you to remove the muffler to get to…

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      1 month ago

      You’d probably have more luck installing a signal jammer in your car.

      The best you can hope for is a rootkit and some Linux-based OS for cars to be developed so you can take full control.

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        1 month ago

        FWIW there is a cottage industry for OnStar disable/delete mods for GM vehicles. It can be done, usually without breaking too much else of the car’s electronic functionality.

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        1 month ago

        i fucking KNEW we would be jailbreaking cars eventually.

        and you bet they will come up with locked bootloaders.