Jailbreaking an Electric Vehicle in 2023 or What It Means to Hotwire Tesla's x86-Based Seat Heater

Tesla has been known for their advanced and well-integrated car computers, from serving mundane entertainment purposes to fully autonomous driving capabilities. More recently, Tesla has started using this well-established platform to enable in-car purchases, not only for additional connectivity features but even for analog features like faster acceleration or rear heated seats. As a result, hacking the embedded car computer could allow users to unlock these features without paying.
In this talk, we will present an attack against newer AMD-based infotainment systems (MCU-Z) used on all recent models...
By: Oleg Drokin , Hans Niklas Jacob , Niclas Kühnapfel , Christian Werling
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