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Connected cars can be hacked, research finds
(news.northeastern.edu)
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this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2026
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Remote hacking infotainment stuff is one thing, but if actual vehicle controls aren't air-gapped, someone seriously fucked up. All vehicle controls should be strictly local.
They should be, of course- but in more than one case they are not
I think many vehicles still use the old CAN bus that just wasn't setup with external connectivity in mind. It's well known that even premium brands often reuse all the same components.
I've heard that Tesla were the first to replace this with something closer to a modern network in the cybertruck, of all things.