Comments on: Hackers demonstrate they can remotely take over moving vehicle

By: PeterF

PeterF — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:30:40 +0000

“NS5 Robot: [Jumps on car and tries to steer car out of control] You are experiencing a car accident.
Detective Del Spooner: The hell I am.” – I, Robot

People always comment on the condition of my ’57 Chevy. Ask me if I’m ever going to restore it. Truth is, I kind of like it just the way it is. I just tell them its “My Jalopy”. Unlike most classic car owners, I never have anyone ask me if I want to sell it. It was literally a “basket case” when I bought it. Parts in the back seat, parts in the trunk, parts in the garage, parts NEXT to the garage. I’ve driven it across the country several times now, towing a trailer. It is vulnerable to an EMP because I upgraded to HEI ignition after I got tired of constantly having to adjust the Mallory dual-point distributor I installed when I reassembled the car, but I can swap that out in twenty minutes.

By: David M. Cook

David M. Cook — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:23:56 +0000

In reply to Blair Ivey.

Heh, ” they’re easy to work on…”

’73 Chevy V8: Alternator R&R took me about 2 hours, at night, in my driveway, while making dinner.
Water pump, 2 days of easy working (a weekend).

’91 GT DOHC: Alternator R&R took me 4 days in the garage, working hard most of the time.
Water pump, 4 weeks in the garage, not counting the collection of the pieces!

By: Gealon

Gealon — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:45:49 +0000

Well there goes any hope I’d have of buying a Tesla, that and they don’t make a truck which is what I really need. I’m sure though since this is now a problem and Elon isn’t a dope, that the cars would be upgraded with an autistic mode which cuts off the radio transceiver.

By: Blair Ivey

Blair Ivey — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:09:16 +0000

“This suggests to me that linking any car directly to the internet is probably a very bad idea.”

But a good one for Progressives. Now you’re dependent on government.

Been looking to buy a pre-1975 vehicle, even a beater, for EMP protection, and they’re easy to work on and modify. We used to worry about massive nuclear death; now our tech is our Achilles’s heel.

By: David M. Cook

David M. Cook — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 21:07:24 +0000

I’ve got two vehicles, a 1973 Chevy C-10 pickup (no computers, it should survive an EMP attack) and a 1991 Escort GT (computers, but no airbags or any other explosive devices in the passenger compartment, and no Internet connectivity).

As a space enthusiast I balk at putting explosives on human-carrying vehicles, but that’s just me, and as a former truck driver I insist on remaining in full control of my machine.