• viking@infosec.pub
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    21 hours ago

    My car is built in 2023 (2016 model) and has none of those “features”. The most high tech thing is a USB port.

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      16 hours ago

      Ah, so no ECU? No RFID engine interlock? No braking assist or lane keep?

      I highly doubt it. Post your model. You’re 1 software bug away from a dead car.

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          55 minutes ago

          Let’s see here.

          ECU - that has a bug and your dead in the water

          Push to start - bug in that system, and you’re stuck.

          Hill Hold - have a software glitch there and your brake is jammed on.

          Sorry bub, there are multiple system on your car where a software glitch will stop it from driving.

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        8 hours ago

        You might be right but how common are those? Ive yet to have a car breakdown over an ECU bug/malfunction but its a small sample size.

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          41 minutes ago

          Not that common, I think most places try to flash the ECU and if that doesn’t work they chuck it. I would not be surprised if a lot of software bugs get resolved as a bad ECU.