They're illegal thanks to crash testing and emissions.
Anything since keyfob remotes were added is suspect. How many of these already have a killswitch built in? If it receives data it might be hackable. The special message just needs to be long enough that noise and interference will not trigger it in any practical time window (decades * millions of vehicles). While cars have had a stereo for a long time, the radio, until recently, had a completely analog audio path and there was no signal path from the radio to control anything in the car.
No. Everything goes thru the radio. I know it sounds weird but just look at everything the "Radio" controls in your vehicle these days: it isn't just a radio. Remove it and your vehicle no longer runs, as everything ties into it as a central hub.
So, if you have one of these computers on wheels, and it flips out and tries to kill you. Perhaps putting a round through the radio, may be the only way to stop it.
Agreed, these days they all look the same and costs of production could be greatly reduced since 40% of the cost of a vehicle these days is the electronic gadgets. Manufacturers would no longer have to rely on chip suppliers from foreign countries as has happened many times with electronic chip shortages. Analog is the way to keep it simple.
A few years ago I checked into this. I wanted to buy a vehicle without all the computers and electronics. I was told they were made mandatory through laws and rules. Only the government was able to buy vehicles without the electronics. I started to look at classic vehicles of the 1960s, except there isn't enough of them and the ones available require traveling long distances. To me, this was too much of an act to pursue.
They're illegal thanks to crash testing and emissions.
Anything since keyfob remotes were added is suspect. How many of these already have a killswitch built in? If it receives data it might be hackable. The special message just needs to be long enough that noise and interference will not trigger it in any practical time window (decades * millions of vehicles). While cars have had a stereo for a long time, the radio, until recently, had a completely analog audio path and there was no signal path from the radio to control anything in the car.
I have an old car, but if you have a newer one. Would removing the radio system help remedy thia situation?
No. Everything goes thru the radio. I know it sounds weird but just look at everything the "Radio" controls in your vehicle these days: it isn't just a radio. Remove it and your vehicle no longer runs, as everything ties into it as a central hub.
Good point!
So, if you have one of these computers on wheels, and it flips out and tries to kill you. Perhaps putting a round through the radio, may be the only way to stop it.
Agreed, these days they all look the same and costs of production could be greatly reduced since 40% of the cost of a vehicle these days is the electronic gadgets. Manufacturers would no longer have to rely on chip suppliers from foreign countries as has happened many times with electronic chip shortages. Analog is the way to keep it simple.
A few years ago I checked into this. I wanted to buy a vehicle without all the computers and electronics. I was told they were made mandatory through laws and rules. Only the government was able to buy vehicles without the electronics. I started to look at classic vehicles of the 1960s, except there isn't enough of them and the ones available require traveling long distances. To me, this was too much of an act to pursue.
Wait, does this mean that used cop cars and the like are free of those devices?
They are called hotrods.