Posted on 03/18/2016 7:14:32 PM PDT by Olog-hai
No. Mercedes S550 weighs around 4800 pounds.
Good point, but I suspect the thieves only need to drive it once, to the chop shop.
Oh... he reads existing keys in use, and copies them.
Well that is a security hole!
Even garage door openers have rolling codes, to minimize this risk. Why not electronic proximity car keys?
It is an automatic, but the scary thing now is that when they repaired it one time they could not find the parts that prevent it from starting in any gear. A thief could get a nasty surprise.
I know, seems like an obvious flaw that the engineer should have anticipated.
Ah! Got it. Thanks.
Newest car I’ve had is an ‘02 Caravan. I didn’t know about those push-button thingys.
#26 I saw a ‘This Old House’ episode recently and they installed a bluetooth lock for the front door. You could open the door wirelessly....
Some examples:
http://www.schlage.com/en/home/keyless-deadbolt-locks/sense.html
Just stupid.
Is that something like 'hacking'?
Engineers do. “Managers” don’t.
Sure. These are computer systems.
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