40 bit only stayed on the market because of US export control. It is convenient to not have to know arbitrary details about your customers, not have to NDA all your docs, and not risk fines and an inability to export your product.
>But if owners of a Model S ... don't pay to replace their key fob with the more strongly encrypted version—the researchers say they're still vulnerable to their key-cloning method.
Great customer service. I would never buy from Tesla.
"Hey, that great car you bought from us, well err.. It kinda has a very bad lock. We opted to let you find that out on your own first, and now that you did, please pay this bill I'm shoving in your face so we can have more money. Then we'll fix it. Oh, and in the very unlikely cough case that our new lock also gets hacked, be prepared to give us some more money. Because you know, your car is more like a subscription to a service, not something you own that has things like guarantees or a warranty."
You mean in contrast to all the other car manufacturers that are also vulnerable and don't hand out new keys? Audi, BMW, Ford, Nissan, Mazda, Mercedes... Haven't read about a lot of manufacturers giving customers new/updated keys TBH
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 24.3 ms ] threadGreat customer service. I would never buy from Tesla.
"Hey, that great car you bought from us, well err.. It kinda has a very bad lock. We opted to let you find that out on your own first, and now that you did, please pay this bill I'm shoving in your face so we can have more money. Then we'll fix it. Oh, and in the very unlikely cough case that our new lock also gets hacked, be prepared to give us some more money. Because you know, your car is more like a subscription to a service, not something you own that has things like guarantees or a warranty."
A firmware update deactivated the touchless entry feature and warned about this ages ago.