I also hacked my car

#1

Post by goncalomb » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 4:58 PM UTC

I also hacked my car
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Re: I also hacked my car

#2

Post by goncalomb » Fri, Feb 02, 2024, 4:58 PM UTC

First time posting here on HN, I hope you find my latest hacking adventure interesting.

Inspired by another post here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32447650

Re: I also hacked my car

#3

Post by enthdegree » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 4:09 AM UTC

Fairly recent Hondas and Acura base infotainment systems have needless >1 second Bluetooth audio lag. I wish someone with the knowledge would do something similar for these.

Re: I also hacked my car

#4

Post by MaxikCZ » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 4:32 AM UTC

Interesting and enjoyable read, good job.

Just info: on my android phone with firefox the scrolling is atrociously slow (more than 1 sec lag during every scroll)

Re: I also hacked my car

#5

Post by anonymousd3vil » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 4:56 AM UTC

You wouldn't download a car!

Re: I also hacked my car

#6

Post by fmntf » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 5:51 AM UTC

Good job! DLT logs are pretty standard in the infotainment industry, the format specification is openly available. I recommend you to download DLTViewer from GitHub and open the log files (if they are not encrypted). You may find good stuff there!

Re: I also hacked my car

#7

Post by bloomingeek » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 6:36 AM UTC

Awesome post! When will we be able to operate our car without it spying on us? Will we eventually be able to turn off the "phoning home" function/part?

Re: I also hacked my car

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Post by Slurpuff » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 6:41 AM UTC

bloomingeek wrote: post #7

Awesome post! When will we be able to operate our car without it spying on us? Will we eventually be able to turn off the "phoning home" function/part?

The hard part about this nobody is willing to experiment with their $30k+ vehicle and risk bricking it. If you want a car that doesn’t spy on you you’re gonna have to look back a decade or so.

Re: I also hacked my car

#9

Post by nmeofthestate » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 6:43 AM UTC

MaxikCZ wrote: post #4

Interesting and enjoyable read, good job. Just info: on my android phone with firefox the scrolling is atrociously slow (more than 1 sec lag during every scroll)

FYI OP, No such problem here.

Re: I also hacked my car

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Post by gambiting » Mon, Feb 05, 2024, 7:06 AM UTC

enthdegree wrote: post #3

Fairly recent Hondas and Acura base infotainment systems have needless >1 second Bluetooth audio lag. I wish someone with the knowledge would do something similar for these.

Don't all cars have this? I've driven lots of different cars from all kinds of manufacturers and they all have Bluetooth lag, sucks if you want to watch YouTube just sitting in the car waiting for something.