I want a “dumb” car even more than I want a “dumb” TV or phone.
For anyone who doesn’t want to dig through the article, they obfuscated the manufacturers and didn’t name them.
It’s Toyota/Lexus. There’s a video with the cars.
That does it, I’m never buying a Lexus!
Probably Hyundai/Kia since they already had a similar problem
It’s Toyota/Lexus. And these researchers have hacked most brands, including bmw, Mercedes, ford, Honda, Acura, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan, Infiniti, rolls Royce, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, and any car that has start with Sirius XM. https://samcurry.net/web-hackers-vs-the-auto-industry
Worth noting that by the time Ghost Dog came out, those handheld unlock devices were already in use. Remote lock/start hasn’t been a secure feature at any point. ☝🏼
handheld unlock devices
the flipper or just keyfobs in general?
The one he used in the movie (sorry, very minor spoiler) predates most of those. If memory serves, I first heard of keyless entry for cars in the mid-90s (late 80s for homes?) and it was maybe a year before cars were being boosted via roll-jam/clone handhelds— essentially phreakboxes.
I say “most” as keyless entry/start features weren’t widely offered, much less standard-ish until ~'00 and Ghost Dog came out in '99. I’m sure there are outliers, is all. 😉
You think the refrigerator temp changes is a big deal. How about starting a car in a garage and burning the house down…
Would the occupants die from carbon monoxide poisoning or would the car stall from lack of oxygen.
Not sure it’s possible to carry carbon monoxide poisoning any more as the catalytic converter is supposed to remove it.
People till self delete using a car and a garage so its possible.
This is really a funny read!
It’s from Weekly World News, an old tabloid chalk full of ridiculous stories like this, if you want to find more.
I loved it when I was younger, bought it at the grocery or newspaper stand every issue.
Best part was when I found out people actually believed the crap in it, it was so obviously dumb fake crap but man, people really took it like a newspaper.
Bat Boy lives!
I loved those as a kid too. I also assumed nobody really believed “Hillary Clinton gives birth to bat-boy!” but after the last ten years I now realize some portion of their audience were taking it as gospel.
My absolute favorite was not a story in the Weekly World News, but an ad on the back page. It was selling vials of water that could completely remove an evil eye curse “as if it never existed”.
“Pregnant Man Gives Birth”…That’s a fact!
Behold! AI-Powered Nukes!
Coming soon 2027!Oh dear. Don’t tell our war-monger in-chief…
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