Researchers jailbreak a Tesla to get free in-car feature upgrades::A group of researchers found a way to hack a Tesla’s hardware with the goal of getting free in-car upgrades, such as heated rear seats.

  • Nastybutler@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So you think you should be able to pay for a base model and get all the features of the top of the line model? Try that at a Toyota dealership and let me know how that goes.

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      1 year ago

      Flipping a bit in software doesn’t cost Tesla anything, the hardware is already installed.

      It would be totally different if Tesla didn’t install the hardware by default, and you had to pay to have it put in.

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      1 year ago

      If they put the premium shit in the car and software locked it out, fuck them. It’s part of the car I paid for, I’ll do whatever the fuck I want with it. Don’t like it? Don’t put the premium shit in a base model.

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      I think that if they’re letting those cars go out the factory door with the parts for heated rear seats, then I own those too, and I’ll do with them what I please.

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        1 year ago

        and if they softlock it they should pay a price for taking up space and load that you didn’t ask for.

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      I love that you think Tesla isn’t pricing the premium features into the base model.