Irrelevant to this issue - the devices didn’t get bricked over the air, but rather they have a “calibration” time lock which must be reset at a service center and the service centers are ransomwared.
replyThat's an extremely attractive attack surface. How about we just have keys to turn on the engine?
replyWell, in this case because drunks keep murdering people.
replyIf you're drink driving you are not mature enough to drive and therefore you should lose your license. Simple.
replyI would agree with you if the state took up the responsibility of driving people with suspended licenses around or making public transportation reliable enough for employment. But they don't and so we're stuck with this as the compromise.
replyI agree with public transport but that's basic. I don't see why the government should babysit you and drive you around because you drank and drove. Driving is a privilege not a right.
replyI consider it to be the same as the state having to provide for your food, shelter, clothing, and healthcare while you're imprisoned. The state took away your ability to provide those things for yourself and so now it's their job to do it. In cities with shit public transportation that isn't going to be invested in any time soon the state took away your
ability to provide for your own transportation and I think it's on them to shoulder the cost.
replyThings like house arrest and the breathalyzer interlock are ways to punish that still let people provide for themselves. So I agree I don't think the state should be babysitting adults which is why I don't like punishments that turn adults into babies.
> a single physical switch that disables all vehicles radios
replyDisabling all of them would have silly consequences, and wouldn't be compatible with other safety regulations.
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replyI feel like a lot of you are commenting without reading the article. Vehicles are not being remotely disabled.
replyThe computer systems which perform the calibration on the device (usually done at a mechanic or auto electrician) are under attack. The vehicle will get locked out of this calibration is not performed monthly. There is no remote attack on the vehicle.