ijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUnpatchable AMD Chip Flaw Unlocks Paid Tesla Feature Upgradeswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up17file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up17external-linkUnpatchable AMD Chip Flaw Unlocks Paid Tesla Feature Upgradeswww.tomshardware.comijeff@lemdro.id to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
Original source: https://www.blackhat.com/us-23/briefings/schedule/index.html#jailbreaking-an-electric-vehicle-in--or-what-it-means-to-hotwire-teslas-x-based-seat-heater-33049
minus-squarejetsetdorito@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoEven ICE manufacturers have been including hardware that software disabled for a while
minus-squarefinder@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThere are some manufacturers that do not do this garbage, or at least not often. I’ve heard good things about Hyundai specifically.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTesla got rid of the heater subscription bullshit in 2021. Now, the only thing locked behind a paywall is internet related stuff (sentry over mobile, streaming media access, etc.), the performance boost, and FSD.
minus-squareJmr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBut if the car is completely capable of habe that performance, why should people pay for it.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoOh I’m just correcting the article. Facts are better than fiction for conversations about reality.
Even ICE manufacturers have been including hardware that software disabled for a while
There are some manufacturers that do not do this garbage, or at least not often. I’ve heard good things about Hyundai specifically.
Tesla got rid of the heater subscription bullshit in 2021. Now, the only thing locked behind a paywall is internet related stuff (sentry over mobile, streaming media access, etc.), the performance boost, and FSD.
But if the car is completely capable of habe that performance, why should people pay for it.
Oh I’m just correcting the article. Facts are better than fiction for conversations about reality.