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[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years 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.