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Your car’s weakest spot may not be in the car: IT vulnerabilities have shifted from the car’s own computer systems to apps and cloud services connected to it. (www.gu.se)
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[–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

I've been saying this for a decade.. I refuse to own an internet connected car...it's only a matter of time before someone gets into Tesla's system and makes every Tesla on the planet turn left....

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (12 children)

    It's not just Tesla though, it's all brands and regardless of whether it's an ICE/PHEV or BEV.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    Tesla has the biggest "network" of connected vehicles, and are hated and despised by many so are a likely first target...

    Though you're right, and I won't own any internet connected car, regardless of make, model, gender, or method of propulsion. Hell I don't even drive an Automatic Transmission.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Tesla has the biggest "network" of connected vehicles

    No they don't, their market share of all cars sold globally within the last decade is far from the biggest.

    hated and despised by many so are a likely first target

    I think this may be a bubble we're in. The vast majority seems to not really care either positively or negatively about Tesla. It's just a car to them.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Tesla has the biggest “network” of connected vehicles

    No they don’t, their market share of all cars sold globally within the last decade is far from the biggest.

    I think I mean they have the largest percentage of their cars that are connected to the same homebase... Like...all of them.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think I mean they have the largest percentage of their cars that are connected to the same homebase… Like…all of them.

    Tesla may have the largest percentage of their own cars connected, but they don't have the most number of connected cars. That would likely be GM with their 30 year old Onstar service.

    Tesla has only sold 8.9 million vehicles over the whole life of the company, while GM has over 12 million Onstar connected cars sold.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I share the sentiment, but I prefer disabling the connected features. Physically, if possible.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Are all smartphones iPhones to you?

    If not, why are all connected cars Teslas to you? Are all electric cars Teslas to you, too?

    Genuine question, I don't know if you genuinely think only Tesla is exposed to this problem or if you're using the word Tesla as a generic brand for any modern car equipped with a connected infotainment system.

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