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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hmm it is good to highlight if the company can remotely disable the vehicle.

That means they could also remotely change the driving characteristics, as long as it had a data connection. Like, disabling the brakes.

This dude is shit and musk is shit but this is a universal worry for web connected vehicles.

If I recall correctly such tampering was suspected to even be involved in a journalist's death way back in 2013. However this is speculation.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)