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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades (techcrunch.com)

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades::A group of researchers found a way to hack a Tesla's hardware with the goal of getting free in-car upgrades, such as heated rear seats.

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[-] daveydee@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I'm guessing they spoofed the telemetry in order to enable said features. It doesn't say in the article the method, so I could be wrong.

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