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RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 02/27/18> Lesson learned on this one
Automobiles are getting so complicated these days, it is crazy. My car is a 1990s-era model, so it has a simpler computer that makes the 'Check Engine' light come on when something goes awry, but nothing complex like the newer vehicles have. The fancier the car, the more there is to break on it. Love mine!
You are exactly right , they get more and more complex and they are becoming where only the authorized dealers can get or afford the specialized equipment needed to fix them. So we have slowly allowed them to get us into a the trap. Most computers are obsolete in a matter of a few years that we use and we get new ones, car computers last a little longer but who is to say that cars and trucks that have the built in communication couldn't be purposely send a code to trigger a "breakdown" if the manufacturer wanted too drum up repair work for their dealerships on vehicles that are out of warranty?
Oh, my! I had not considered codes being sent to trigger a "breakdown"
It is not outside the realm of possibility, and what the could claim is that some other group hacked their system and caused it. But this could happen with any device that reports problems with computers a few that come to mind are refrigerators, televisions, washers and dryers. The machines who let the manufacturer schedule some maintenance for those appliances.
Yes, I heard several years ago that the technology exists now for lenders to shut-down a vehicle if the person leasing/buying it is behind on payments. Fortunately, it won't happen if the car is in motion, but once it stops, it can't be restarted. That is freaky. So, yes, triggering a fake "breakdown" would certainly be possible, too!
Yes. as soon as the "navigation systems" became available the technology was there, a complete way to disable and locate for retrieving.