Comment on Porsche Cars in Russia Shut Down After Satellite System Failure
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 day agoBecause it’s the anti theft system and immobilizer.
It would be pretty useless if it could be defeated by putting some foil on the antenna so that it loses network connection and defaulted to allowing you to drive.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
How does it validate that you are a valid driver? Do you enter a PIN or something?
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
With your personal vehicle access device, aka, the car key. Immobilizers with transponders in the key have been a thing (and in some places a legal requirement) for like three decades.
iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I’ve seen videos of Porsches needing to be towed out of parking garages because there is no cell signal underground.