Collaborate Disseminate
Progress and the proliferation of computers in automotive applications have almost made the shade tree mechanic a relic of the past. Few people brave the engine compartment of any car made after 1999 or so, and fewer still dive into the space behind the dashboard. More’s the pity, because someone …read more
Continue reading Dashboard Dongle Teardown Reveals Hardware Needed to Bust Miles
I was recently at my local hardware store, where they were offering copies of car keyfobs. They claimed they could copy ”over 90% of cars on the road” across a number of manufacturers.
I’m wondering how this is possible, g… Continue reading How can the hardware store copy my car keyfob?
Electric vehicles are everywhere now. It’s more than just Leafs, Teslas, and a wide variety of electric bikes. It’s also trains, busses, and in this case, gigantic dump trucks. This truck in particular is being put to work at a mine in Switzerland, and as a consequence of having an …read more
Continue reading Electric Dump Truck Produces More Energy Than it Uses
By Sudais
Hacking Internet Connected Cars – a near possibility for cybercriminals to cause major havoc.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Internet connected cars can be hacked to gridlock major cities
Continue reading Internet connected cars can be hacked to gridlock major cities
I know RKE’s that can have their codes stolen. However, this requires some setup. I am curious of what is the risk of actually handing over ones fob to valets and car washes. From what I have learned of security, physical acc… Continue reading Remote Keyless Entry physical access to FOB
By Waqas
By gaining access to the vehicles, hackers can not only locate them but also open their doors and even turn off the engine while the owner is driving. Two popular car alarm companies are facing problems with their products. Viper and Pandora a… Continue reading Vulnerable smart alarms allowed hackers to track & turn off car engine
A Jeep is fun offroad, a motorcycle perhaps even more so. Diehard renegades go even further and get about in Unimogs and on snowmobiles. [amazingdiyprojects] might just have topped them all however, with his latest project – the astonishing Inflatable Car.
Despite the name, it’s a vehicle that defies clear …read more
Follow this train of thought: cars have sensors, cars are infrequent use over large areas, cars are the ultimate distributed sensor network for weather conditions.
Many years ago, as I wasted yet another chunk of my life sitting in the linear parking lot that was my morning commute, I mused that there had to be a way to prevent this madness. I thought: What if there was a way for the cars to tell each other where slowdowns are? This was long before smartphones, so it would have to be done the hard way. I imagined that each vehicle could …read more
Continue reading Predicting Weather with the Internet of Cars
This is a follow-up question to my earlier one: Does pressing a car remote many times offer denial of service attack for rolling codes?
I want to emphasize that I am asking this question more to shore up holes in my academic (mis)understan… Continue reading How do rolling code fobs and receivers synchronise?
My understanding of remote car key fobs, and similar security devices with rolling codes, is that the key device is a transmitter that, each time the button is pressed, sends the next secret in a known sequence that is unique… Continue reading Does pressing a car remote many times offer denial of service attack for rolling codes?