Can I getta Vroom Vroom?
Tuesday, 9. March 2010
I remember a day when it used to be firebirds on the road.. not firewalls. I do wonder.. and hope dearly, that there is an air gap separation between the in car wifi systems and the actual vehicle systems. One can just envision driving down the road, and suddenly, your car speeds up, slows down, and a voice comes over the in car phone ” Credit card number or the car won’t stop!”
Ok.. Ok.. a wee bit movie plot threat, but there are so many vectors and threats this could open. Anyone have a new ford I can play with?
Cstam Says:
Yeah, I have no interest in having my car internet enabled. I would be fine tethering to my phone’s data connection (maybe get data pushed over the next version of Bluetooth?!?) but that does of course bring up the paranoid me echoing your concerns. I mean, if they can’t program the acceleration software right, do you think they’ll have the foresight to completely isolate the “Accessories” from the internal system? It’ll be an interesting/scary future!