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As autonomous technologies are starting to show their faces in the automotive industry and cars are starting to look more like computers on wheels than…cars, it won’t be long before car-hackers will start springing up like mushrooms after the rain. Important notice: by hackers we don’t mean thieves.
Do you remember how carmakers like Audi and Mercedes-Benz came up with apps that can make your car park itself and or meet you in front of your porch before a trip? Well, hackers could do that real soon if they manage to get hands on this $60 gadget, according to Wired.
It goes by the name of CANtact and it creates a connection between a given computer and a car or truck’s OBD2 port. In other words, we’re looking at an affordable interface that can allow anyone with a laptop or a computer to control every system inside a car, including its windows and brakes. Are you as terrified as we are?
Eric Evenchick is the mastermind behind such a maleficent yet simple device but according to him, the gizmo is meant to be a security solution for cars, designed to help users find and get rid of vulnerabilities.
