Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway�With Me in It


Tech | 207002 hits | Jul 21 8:09 am | Posted by: DrCaleb
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I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn�t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat on my back through the i

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  1. by avatar Robair
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:43 pm
    HOly shit!
    Gonna start shopping for an OLD truck!

  2. by avatar andyt
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:46 pm
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:49 pm
    "andyt" said
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.


    With the changes in Copyright laws, you don't actually own the software that controls the vehicle, so you can't disable it.

    Win / win! :(

  4. by avatar Robair
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:51 pm
    I've always liked the look of '70's era ford pickups.

    Just need an engine and steering box transplant. Maybe upgrade the brakes...

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:52 pm
    "Robair" said
    I've always liked the look of '70's era ford pickups.

    Just need an engine and steering box transplant. Maybe upgrade the brakes...


    Most of these newer vehicles are the ones with all the unneeded connectivity. From about 2010 on. If you like the looks, just get a newer chassis and motor, and do a body swap! :)

  6. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:10 pm
    "Robair" said
    HOly shit!
    Gonna start shopping for an OLD truck!


    Naw, just ask around and find a local auto shop that will sanitize the wifi and Bluetooth features from the car and you'll be fine. :wink:

  7. by avatar Robair
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:10 pm
    You mean a 1977 ish crew cab on 1997 ish running gear?

  8. by OnTheIce
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:16 pm
    "andyt" said
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.


    Or just don't worry about it and proceed on. No need to worry about this type of stuff.

  9. by avatar Tyler_1
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:27 pm
    Some Peeps are so spoiled with that fancy car stuff these days. :D I have to roll up my window with a roll up the window thing. :roll:

    happy tuesday =OD.jpg

  10. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:29 pm
    "Robair" said
    You mean a 1977 ish crew cab on 1997 ish running gear?


    'Zactly! I think I saw a Powerblock series where they did a mid 90's F-250 Dually chassis that they grafted a Dodge 3500 body on to. Cummins Turbo Diesel in a Dodge!

  11. by avatar herbie
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:47 pm
    "andyt" said
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.

    You need it so your kids can remain drooling zombies and you need an extra monthly data charge from OnStar as well.
    Besides, it's just so hard to find 6th Ave and 4th St when you're on 4th Ave at 10th St.
    Sorry to be so critical, but Mom made us stop and read every one of those Point of Interest signs all across Canada, and I still remember what Northern Ontario and the Prairies look like from when I was like 12.
    And there's nothing on a computer as useful as those big folding maps!

  12. by avatar BRAH
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:55 pm
    This would never happen to Knight Rider. 8)

  13. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:56 pm
    "OnTheIce" said
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.


    Or just don't worry about it and proceed on. No need to worry about this type of stuff.

    You should buy a Mercedes.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/2 ... 92339.html

  14. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:04 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    Or disable the internet connectivity on your new vehicle, if that's possible. Who the fuck needs all that stuff in a car anyway.


    Or just don't worry about it and proceed on. No need to worry about this type of stuff.

    You should buy a Mercedes.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/2 ... 92339.html

    No need to worry about this. Proceed.

    Oh, wait . . .

    In the two researchers� analysis, three vehicles were ranked as �most hackable�: the 2014 models of the Infiniti Q50 and Jeep Cherokee and the 2015 model of the Cadillac Escalade. The full results, summarized in the chart below, show that the 2010 and 2014 Toyota Prius didn�t fare well either.


    http://www.wired.com/2014/08/car-hacking-chart/



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