I ran across this article earlier this week, and it got me to thinking. Are we, as Volt owners possibly susceptible to antics like this? I know this is in the UK, but radio is radio.
It appears one guy walks around the house with his iPad searching for the key fob signal. Once he locks onto it, it sends the codes to the second person standing next to the Model S, and unlocks the doors, and allows him to start the car. I guess the only redeeming value, is that it takes them a while to figure out how to remove the charging cord. That accomplished, they are gone, and were able to turn off remote tracking, so the vehicle had become a ghost. Neither the owner, nor Tesla could locate the vehicle.
I can only assume that OnStar is much more complicated to defeat than simple commands entered on the tablet or phone, but this sure has got me wondering, and trying to find a decent Faraday bag to put the remotes in at night.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/22/18008514/tesla-model-s-stolen-key-fob-hack-watch-video
Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.
It appears one guy walks around the house with his iPad searching for the key fob signal. Once he locks onto it, it sends the codes to the second person standing next to the Model S, and unlocks the doors, and allows him to start the car. I guess the only redeeming value, is that it takes them a while to figure out how to remove the charging cord. That accomplished, they are gone, and were able to turn off remote tracking, so the vehicle had become a ghost. Neither the owner, nor Tesla could locate the vehicle.
I can only assume that OnStar is much more complicated to defeat than simple commands entered on the tablet or phone, but this sure has got me wondering, and trying to find a decent Faraday bag to put the remotes in at night.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/22/18008514/tesla-model-s-stolen-key-fob-hack-watch-video
Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.