• DinoRS - Monday, March 4, 2019 12:49 AM

    My suggestion would be to get in touch with Syvecs / Bosch for an S6 / MS 6.4 ECU or something like this, depending on the car I guess 😉 and start looking for that unicorn that can make a decent map. I also would prefer a Hollinger box than manual shift but I guess that's partly down to what kind of noise suits you.

    The key question here would be: Is the ECU Android part completely separated (as right now mostly it is with CAN Bus) from on-board electronics or not? If not well then I know the first thing I wouldn't touch with a torch stick is such a car.

    I consider security in cars non-existent yet unless OEMs crypting their engine maps could be considered "security".

    While I don't disagree -  I think that concept has already jumped the shark.  As of 2 weeks ago I picked up a new car I am leasing, which came with an App.  The app in question allows me to lock/unlock, and/or start the car, pretty much from anywhere  (it is NOT using direct connections to convey these commands, so I could be hundreds of miles away).  That car isn't running Android, but it might as well be, since the app in question is both on IOS and Android.  Besides that - it also has full access to all on-board diagnostics, etc.

    The API is already exposed, so frankly there's no telling what else it has access to.  I'd also love to say that I could turn down that car, but EVERY new car that particular manufacturer has these features, which cannot be "turned off".  I happen to drive a gen 2 hybrid, but my wife's definitely NOT hybrid SUV has the exact same feature set.

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    Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?