In a 2013 study that was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), two researchers demonstrated their ability to connect a laptop to two different vehiclesâ(TM) computer systems using a cable, send commands to different ECUs through the CAN, and thereby control the engine, brakes, steering and other critical vehicle components
So you're telling me that if you have direct physical access to a car's ECU, you can issue commands to it? No shit sherlock. That is THE WHOLE POINT of the CAN bus. The only alternative would be to close down the bus and only allow "authorized" accessories to be connected to it - hello sky-high diagnostic fees and goodbye to useful bluetooth OBD connectors.
Call me when this can be done wirelessly. Oh and yes I did read the "What the companies failed to note is that the DARPA study built on prior research that demonstrated that one could remotely and wirelessly access a vehicleâ(TM)s CAN bus through Bluetooth connections, OnStar systems, malware in a synced Android smartphone, or a malicious file on a CD in the stereo" blurb - which still failed to materialize an actual working example of exploiting a CAN wirelessly.
Obviously you aren't a lawyer. You never let facts get in the way of a good lawsuit. I'm surprised I haven't seen an add on TV for a class action suit against a company for having dangerous Dihydrogen Monoxide in their products.
So we're now at the stage of "banning it"?
Best way for the denialists to win. Make it illegal. Beats hell out of the cherry picking. Now if we can just get rid of science classes and replace them with bible studies.
In the past they have legislated that the Earth is flat, or that it is the center of the solar system, or that pi=3.00. See how well those have worked out?
If it turns out that global warming is true, what are they going to do? Arrest Mother Nature? Good luck with that. By then most of Florida will be underwater anyway.
Yep. This just screams publicity stunt and at $20 it's a fucking rip-off.
So, no thanks Carl-boy, I already have my collection of ambient, downtempo, jazz noir and classical to do my work with.
Personally I like to code to Heavy Metal. I wonder what that says about my code?
It's time to boot, do your boot ROMs know where your disk controllers are?