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If emphasis wasn't already concentrated on the security of these connected vehicles, major oversight obviously...

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[–] sith@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

VW just don't understand software. The car computer in my Passat GTE 2020 is quite broken and they won't fix it even during an 1000 € "official" service. I basically have to hack/flash the computer myself if I want it to become fully functional. Not really what I want to do, considering how much money I've been pouring into this silver beast...