A car is a networkĪ car consists of multiple computers to control the engine, transmission, windows, locks, lights, etc. If you decide to carry out this tutorial in real life, you’ll need a Linux computer (or a virtual Linux machine), and a CAN-to-USB device (which we’ll look into later). If you want to dig deeper you can checkout the must-reads at the end.
It instead aims to provide just enough information to get you up and running. The following is by no means an exhaustive tutorial. In order to do this, we’ll spoof the RPM gauge as an example.
The goal of this article is to get you started hacking cars - fast, cheap, and easy. By Kenny Kuchera How to hack a car - a quick crash-course Spoofed tachometer, the engine isn’t running.