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Reality Check! Is this for real? - alcanz - 01-09-2020 Hi Guys, I know this is WAAAY off topic, but I imagine it would be of interest. Not sure if anyone here can offer expert comment, but of course any debate is welcome! [move]Hackers on the other side of the world can take control of your vehicle[/move] https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2020/01/08/car-hacking-technology/2841847001/ P.S. I can't view what appears to be the first video in the article, but on watching the second, further down, I have to conclude this is absolutely real. Re: Reality Check! Is this for real? - Artim - 01-09-2020 Oh, I think it's real.  And cars are such a big part of our world.  I prefer the low-tech stuff, not connected to everything else.  Here, for example, is a low-tech solution that enables a tiny little person like me to drive: Re: Reality Check! Is this for real? - trinidad - 01-09-2020 Maybe one vehicle at a time can be hacked, but shutting down a large number of vehicles at once is too massive of a project even for a large hacking organization based just on the GPS logistics and the necessary ground infrastructure alone. Sure it's real now but on a minor scale, and only for a brief little window in time. Fossil fuel cars are on the way out, and with them the kind of computer engine controls mandated by anti-pollution laws and fuel mileage laws. GPS won't be linked to engine controls at all on electric cars. No need to. Won't need remote starting. TC