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jkot on July 21, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hackers Remotely Attack a Jeep on the Highway

> The most disturbing maneuver came when they cut the Jeep’s brakes, leaving me frantically pumping the pedal as the 2-ton SUV slid uncontrollably into a ditch

I was in that situation. No brakes, high rocks on one side, 100 meters cliff on other side, 20km of downhill in front off me. I guess I will not be buying Jeep anytime soon.

jerf on July 21, 2015 [–]

If you think that "drive-by-wire" is a specifically-Jeep problem, I've got some bad news for you....

It is a safe assumption that these guys just happened to use a Jeep, and with some work almost any modern car could have this done to it.

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