> Seems like a great way to get a bunch of people messing with their cars which could lead to all kinds of catastrophic consequences
People have always been able to do this with a wrench since before the invention of cars.
People have always been able to do this with a wrench since before the invention of cars.
This is a multi-million dollar industry in the USA.
You'd still need Tesla's signing key to rewrite the Autopilot software or mess up some more important components.
Now, the CID is still coordinating some parts of it - but AFAIK the car works also without that, to the point that you can simply reboot the infotainment system without losing control of the vehicle / Autopilot