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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades (techcrunch.com)
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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades::A group of researchers found a way to hack a Tesla's hardware with the goal of getting free in-car upgrades, such as heated rear seats.

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[–] swirle13@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (5 children)

This looks to have already been discovered years ago as this company sells an OBD2 plug that can toggle all of this stuff, as well as highjacking some controls to add new functionality, as well as adding 50HP to those cars with a specific rear motor version https://ingenext.ca/products/ghost-upgrade

Is this method software only? Because the upgrades on that site are pretty expensive and proprietary.

[–] 4thDimensionDuck@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

as well as adding 50HP

Holy shit, IRL health buffs to mounts

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Takes pay-to-win to the next level

[–] MowFord@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you read the article it is different. This relies on physically bringing connections to gain root access to the file system.

It's also unlikely Tesla can't just watch for modified files and update them everytime the car goes into drive or something. They probably won't do it, but to claim it's impossible is just disingenuous

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If I hear I can solder a modchip to a Tesla to get free features, bypass paid subscription stuff, I totally would.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I guess? But I also would never, ever, buy a Tesla.

[–] zorrothefox2001@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Teslas have x64 CPU's? What the hell?

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It does have the letter x in it...

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