[johnsutor]

With the advent of "Kia Boys" and now this, it's a miracle people still buy Kias.

[thrtythreeforty]

They have the best EV architecture on the planet currently; despite all the hacking issues, I'm still considering an EV6 for my next vehicle. Probably with a yanked cell radio fuse...

[solarpunk]

can you explain what you mean by ev architecture?

[speedgoose]

In addition to the privacy and security issues, they also have a substandard infotainment still running Android 4.

[hypeatei]

Cars are essential to living in America except for a few cities. Car manufacturers can basically do whatever they want.

There was a recent YouTube video with a car thief that basically showcased a "special" tablet that could get any car started in a minute by plugging into the OBD port. Pretty shitty security model if it relies on no tablets getting out.

[myself248]

If someone's already inside the car, I expect them to be able to hotwire it eventually.

The trouble is when manufacturers extend the CAN bus out to the smart headlights or something, and it's the same bus that the body control sits on, so they can just send a door-unlock message...

[moe_sc]

Do you have a link to the video?