We’re not positive why it took this long, but Silicon Valley’s automotive darling, the Tesla Model S, is lastly becoming hacked—although not in the way you may possibly think. Forbes reports that a group is holding a Model S hackathon next week in Beijing, China. Unsurprisingly, Tesla isn’t supporting or backing the event.
We’ve delved into what it might take to hack a contemporary automobile, but a “hackathon” (a gathering of laptop-savvy folks exactly where the purpose is either to hack one thing for testing purposes or to develop new products) involving an all-electric ride like the Model S is a somewhat exclusive idea. The event in China, it need to be noted, falls into the “security testing” category of hackathons, meaning it is purely intended to explore the vulnerability of the Model S’s systems.
Tesla’s non-involvement tends to make excellent sense, of course. What auto organization would want to endorse or publicize hackers’ efforts to, say, take remote manage of the Model S’s giant touch screen or—more frightening—the entire auto? Those are some of the targets of the occasion listed by Forbes, and although you can bet Tesla has carried out significantly to avoid such digital attacks, it also does not want to facilitate the release of public how-to guides.
As for those participating in the hackathon, there’s $ 10,000 on the line for whoever successfully hacks the Model S and completes a series of however-unspecified challenges.
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