Tesla - Unlocking subscription features like heated seats

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Tue 8 Aug 2023 07:16
Tesla - Unlocking subscription features like heated seats - expat

Car makers are starting to charge extra to unlock features that already exist in their cars but cannot be used without extra payments. Sounds like a challenge to hackers:

www.theregister.com/2023/08/07/black_hat_tesla_hac.../

Now that someone has shown that this can be done it won't be long before others jump on the bandwagon with better exploits for other makes also. I can't say I have any sympathy for the cheapskates at the car companies who are trying to screw the last dollar out of their customers.

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Tue 8 Aug 2023 09:37
Tesla - Unlocking subscription features like heated seats - Brit_in_Germany

It is not persistent so take away the wires and the hack is no more.

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Tue 8 Aug 2023 09:40
Tesla - Unlocking subscription features like heated seats - sammy1

BMW also. Wheels extra or do you just want a very expensive metal office?

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Tue 8 Aug 2023 09:52
Tesla - Unlocking subscription features like heated seats - movilogo

Any digital security liable to tampering and then it can be replicated easily.

This is a difference with physical security where breaking each lock requires same effort.

Hacks exist everywhere. One can bypass Telegraph paywall easily by some browser tweaks.

However, it really does not affect manufacturers as number of people who do that is very low.

Microsoft Windows and Office are most pirated software around the world, yet it didn't stop Microsoft being a multi billion dollar company.

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