Jeffrey McManus

Link: Need a Tuneup? Become a Hacker

By plugging in a laptop, car hackers could download engine maps from the E.C.U.’s memory, modify them and upload the changes without touching a soldering iron. "That’s when what had been a fledgling tuning industry started to flourish," Mr. Vespremi said.

I love the idea of volkswagen (with a small V) as platform. What I really need is for some smart car haxor to talk to my car to figure out why the cruise control doesn’t let me cruise at faster than 87 MPH even though it can go 95 when I use the gas pedal.

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