Volkswagen recently won a court case that stopped computer scientists from publishing an academic paper revealing the secret codes used to start luxury cars including Porsches, Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis.
Tag Archives: Telematics
Report examines of cars being stolen due to weaknesses in connected service delivery
With cars becoming more connected, the scope of vehicle security is shifting from theft prevention to minimizing hackers capability to gain unauthorized access of in-car ECUs.
Research and Markets has released a report, “The Threat of Over the Air Hacking for Cars – 2013.“
More carmakers embrace telematics
In its second coming, telematics appears to have greater appeal for vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), especially in North America.
Market participants’ rose-tinted view of the future might not be entirely unfounded, going by the success of the Hyundai Bluelink, BMW Assist, GM OnStar and several other connected services in vehicles.
Telematics, Good Idea But Is It Worthwhile
This morning I drove down westbound Interstate 94 in Detroit in a 2014 GMC Sierra, a generally very impressive pickup and experienced the state of the art of driver information systems.
It was a little unsettling.
VW wins court order to stop scientists from revealing codes used to start cars
Volkswagen Group has obtained a court order that prevents three computer scientists from publishing an academic paper revealing the secret codes used to start luxury cars including Porsches, Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis.
