After reading
this, I was afraid I we might have to call the whole Prius thing off:
An F-Secure researcher also tried other Bluetooth attacks against the car on [sic] got the shock of his life when car systems locked up displaying the following error message: "The transmission lock mechanism is abnormal. Park your car on a flat surface, and fully apply the hand brake". Blimey.
Blimy. That translates to WTF around here (Mom, I refer you to
dictionary.com if you have trouble guessing from your RTFM experience). Reading further brings some relief, though:
Restarting the car cleared the problem but the same test repeatedly crashed car computer systems. The behaviour raised serious concerns. But after double checking systems F-Secure realised low-battery voltage - rather than Bluetooth attacks - were responsible for the car's systems going haywire.
Remember what I said about it being a great day when I didn't have to work on my car anymore? I think this also has to apply to debugging my car.
2 comments:
YIKES! I thought trveling through the maze of sensors and relays on my vette was difficult I don't think I'm ready for the tech laden vehicle quite yet. At least the parts on your Prius are still manufactured and fully warranted. I bet you never thought all that software ability would be used in the Auto repair world.
My old business partner Hal has a Prius. Of course, he is the ultimate early adopter geek type. He apparently had to pull over one time and reboot his car. No kidding. I am not sure where the ctrl, alt, and del buttons are on this thing.
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