Comment A slightly different use of the Hackable data bus (Score 1) 439
There is a company that used to have a product called CarCop that combined a cell phone, GPS system, with monitoring and control of the vehicle systems to detect theft, breakdowns, etc. The system has access to all of the data carried on the vehicle buses and control of all of the vehicle systems accessible via the buses. So they can tell when the car is running, whether it is moving when the engine is not running, and can disable the ignition switch, lock or unlock the doors, etc.
After failing to sell this in the public sector they switched to fleet sales where it is a big hit with corps needing to monitor vehicles.
It is also making a comeback as the OnStar system
They also made the sale to mortgage and leasing companies specializing in high risk loans and leases. The deal the leasing company makes with the consumer is that they will approve the lease or loan if this special module can be installed in the car. The module is used to track the car to prevent theft and to disable the car should the consumer get behind in payments.
After failing to sell this in the public sector they switched to fleet sales where it is a big hit with corps needing to monitor vehicles.
It is also making a comeback as the OnStar system
They also made the sale to mortgage and leasing companies specializing in high risk loans and leases. The deal the leasing company makes with the consumer is that they will approve the lease or loan if this special module can be installed in the car. The module is used to track the car to prevent theft and to disable the car should the consumer get behind in payments.
