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Tesla Model S was hacked remotely

September 21, 2016

Researchers at Chinese security company Keen Lab claim that they have managed to remotely hack an unmodified Tesla Model S with the latest firmware installed. After one driver’s interaction with the Internet — in the video below, it was a search for the nearest charging station — the researchers were able to compromise the computer system of a Model S and to send some commands into its CAN bus.

For example, they were able to take over both the multimedia system and the dashboard displays, to open the sunroof, to switch on the turning signals, to move the seat, and to open the doors without using a key.

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