A group of hackers have exposed an exploit that can unlock Tesla’s software-locked features worth up to $15,000. Free heated...

Hackers were able to exploit the AMD Secure Processor which allows them to jailbreak the infotainment system. The hackers believe that they can run any software they want and essentially unlock any features that are software-locked. It’s “un-patchable” short of a hardware updates from Tesla.

  • usualsuspect191@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    subscription-unlocks for existing features on cars anything should be illegal

    Reminds me of when my ISP wanted to charge $2/month to enable Wi-Fi. A monthly fee to just once remotely flip a switch on hardware already in my house. I went out and bought my own router for $60 and it paid for itself many times over at $2/month.

    This sort of thing absolutely needs you be illegal before companies have us renting every feature of every physical product around us.