I’d rather poke the GSM modem with a screwdriver.
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parpol@programming.dev 2 months agoYou’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.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
if you can find it, and all it’s backups…
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Also, jammers are illegal pretty much everywhere.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
i fucking predicted we would be jailbreaking cars eventually.
and you bet they will come up with locked bootloaders.
Thrashy@lemmy.world 2 months 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.