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justizin on July 24, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4M cars after Jeep hack

> Instead, they’ll be sent a USB drive with a software update they can install through the port on their vehicle’s dashboard.

So, if I'm in someone's Fiat Chryslermobile, and they're pumping gas, I can flash the vehicle's firmware from the passenger seat?

This seems a lot easier than rooting it over the air.

freehunter on July 24, 2015 [–]

That's how I get updates on my car. A signed executable from Fiat. It hardly ever works right, and it takes longer than the time you need to fill up with gas. And the car has to remain stationary.

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