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Fully remote control your Nissan Leaf (or other modern cars) (hackaday.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Remember the car jacking scene in Terminator 3?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Is there an option to physically disable this?

When i finally get an EV I don't want it to be online in any form, is it even possible to get one like that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think there's a few options, in order of increasing cost:

get a really cheap one from ali express or similar
get an older one that uses a defunct connectivity method
modify one to remove/replace any telemetry modules
build it yourself from scratch using parts from ali express or similar
get a shop to build one for you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I was hoping for "get an older one that uses a defunct connectivity method"

The last car I got is from 2015 so in 10 years I'll get one from this year (but not tesla).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This isn’t really an EV-related thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Remove the modem. When I was researching chevy bolts that was the first video I looked up and there was a guy walking through it. It involved opening up the panels and was time consuming but I was willing to do it. Unfortunately, didn't end up getting a chevy bolt.

Edit: sorry, I didn't read it and it appears to be bluetooth or radio frequency. Removing the modem would not prevent this attack. Probably update the car and hope for the best. Unless you figure out how to remove rf and bluetooth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Get an old leaf with a new battery?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Get a used moderately old petrol car and do an EV motor swap into it.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago

I want the new technology but it has to work like the old, and I can answer myself: Okay boomer!

I'll have to find a compromise when I finally get an EV.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago

It is not just EVs, this can be done on almost every new car in some form or another.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Install the latest update and hope for the best.

Or try disabling bluetooth.

Or try to get a car without autonomous parking.

Seems like there is no real option though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Install the latest update and hope for the best.

The addiction is also the cure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

That's what our economy has become. Sad.