▲ 376 ▼ Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you (networks.imdea.org) submitted 8 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 148 comments fedilink hide all child comments Fuck Cars.
[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 9 points 8 months ago (4 children) Jokes on them. My TPMS sensors died a while ago, and I haven't felt the need to fix it. Now I'm a ghost! /s permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago* I bought cheap tires from Walmart for both cars and the tpms failed on both cars. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children) The rfid tag is probably still good and whatever is on the receiving end isn't working. Apparently it's an active system these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) It seems that the system is not RFID or passive, but an active system that requires a battery to transmit data. It's far more likely that the batteries, which typically lasts about the length of time I've owned my car, are just drained. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago TPMS are transponders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago* I bought cheap tires from Walmart for both cars and the tpms failed on both cars. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children) The rfid tag is probably still good and whatever is on the receiving end isn't working. Apparently it's an active system these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) It seems that the system is not RFID or passive, but an active system that requires a battery to transmit data. It's far more likely that the batteries, which typically lasts about the length of time I've owned my car, are just drained. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago TPMS are transponders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago (1 child) It seems that the system is not RFID or passive, but an active system that requires a battery to transmit data. It's far more likely that the batteries, which typically lasts about the length of time I've owned my car, are just drained. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago TPMS are transponders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago TPMS are transponders. permalink fedilink source parent