Anyone heard if a fix is in the works?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...searchers.html

 

The best fix is to go back to the small elegant keys that for decades opened the doors and started the engines of millions of cars made in every corner of the planet. This high tech electro stuff is crap...it costs too much and it adds nothing to the function of the machine.

 

If someone really wants to steal your car then it will happen. Plenty of cars were stolen when "old fashioned" real keys were used. If someone is intent on taking something and a sophisticated criminal then locking it up and not driving it is your only option not one I would choose. That's why you have insurance.

 

The only car I've ever had stolen used the small, elegant keys. They pried out the door lock and broke the starter switch mechanism. Unfortunately the car was recovered, and I had to start it with a screwdriver in the ignition switch until I got it fixed.

 

Agreed, if someone wants your car they're going to get it. But the key difference here is that this method of theft is trivially easy on top of being discreet and inconspicuous. Breaking a window, prying open a door, or drilling through a lock cylinder draws much more attention to the thief. In the case of this exploit, someone just needs to buy or build the device, disarm a car, and drive away normally. No special skills needed.

 

Thank God our Q7 is on that list. I can only hope someone steals it.

 

 

That article is a POS. It presents the issue as a problem with keyless entry yet lists cars that need old-fashion keys as being vunerable. The signal to noise ratio in that article is low and what signal there is corrupt.

 

Yes but on the other hand its worse than you think. They hardly even have to be near your car to steal it. http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers...-jeep-highway/

 

Staged FUD, but the general issue is serious for sure.

 

Did anyone even notice that the 968 is in the list??

Did that car seriously have that tech back in the 90s or was that a typo in the article?

 

+1 my BMW xDrive50 M-Sport, the car I most wanted to use for RPG target practice