• viking@infosec.pub
    43·
    1 day ago

    My car is built in 2023 (2016 model) and has none of those “features”. The most high tech thing is a USB port.

    • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      72·
      24 hours ago

      Ah, so no ECU? No RFID engine interlock? No braking assist or lane keep?

      I highly doubt it. Post your model. You’re 1 software bug away from a dead car.

        • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          9 hours ago

          Let’s see here.

          ECU - that has a bug and your dead in the water

          Push to start - bug in that system, and you’re stuck.

          Hill Hold - have a software glitch there and your brake is jammed on.

          Sorry bub, there are multiple system on your car where a software glitch will stop it from driving.

          • viking@infosec.pub
            2·
            2 hours ago

            Every car has an ECU, those are pretty much tried and tested at this point. Bugs are rare.

            I don’t have push to start.

            I don’t have hill hold.

            Like I said, the most advanced feature of my car is a USB charger.

      • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        16 hours ago

        You might be right but how common are those? Ive yet to have a car breakdown over an ECU bug/malfunction but its a small sample size.

        • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          9 hours ago

          Not that common, I think most places try to flash the ECU and if that doesn’t work they chuck it. I would not be surprised if a lot of software bugs get resolved as a bad ECU.