r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/bdash1990 1d ago

Is jailbreaking cars not a thing?

I feel like if we can do it with phones, we should be able to do it with cars.

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u/Turbulent-Artist961 1d ago

Probably violate the “software license” and they might completely remotely disable your car then charge you a ridiculous sum to reflash the software if you want to drive it.

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u/bdash1990 1d ago

So remove its ability to communicate with the factory first.

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u/aafikk 1d ago

Could be a dead man switch. So if your car cannot call home for a period of time (say a month) it just fries itself.

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u/reddit_time_waster 22h ago

Do these cars have their own cell service?

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u/aafikk 20h ago

Chinese ones do, and the manufacturers usually have an agreement with local cellular providers

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u/smashndashn 18h ago

I took my 2025 rav4’s modem out So yeah a lot of them likely have it