• VinceUnderReview
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    7 months ago

    Ah yes, you can see how well having less computers works by how hard Kia and Hyundai’s are to steal in the US.

    • Nik282000
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      37 months ago

      Kia removed the chip-in-key feature to save money, they essentially had no anti-theft measures at all.

    • @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      Our most common technique is to remove the headlight and connect to the computer through that because people stopped keeping their Bluetooth fobs at the door and people have doorbell cameras

      Cheap cars aren’t really worth sending over to Africa

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        47 months ago

        The head light thing is because manufactures use the same CAN bus (network) to control security features and lighting. So by saving 50 feet of wire they expose unprotected access to the car’s computers.