Tesla s latest software update is blocking performance hacks in the model 3 and other electric cars.
Tesla performance hacks electric cars.
Tesla is starting to fight back against owners who are hacking their cars to unlock a performance boost that the automaker is itself selling as a software update.
The automaker won its case against an ex employee who sought whistleblower protections and was accused of hacking tesla s gigafactory.
Tesla wins lawsuit against whistleblower accused of hacks.
Tesla of course understands this and takes full advantage of it by.
And tesla cares a lot more and they release software patches quickly like a tech company does.
It said that only three customers are known to have updated their cars with tesla code before trying the update.
Tesla fights performance hacks for its electric cars electrek co 240 posted by editordavid on sunday august 23 2020 07 57pm from the unpaid upgrades dept.
What people don t realize is that ice cars have checksums and anti tampering features it s just that tesla cars are far more integrated in their telematics in a practical sense than other vehicles.
Tesla s latest software update is blocking performance hacks in the model 3 and other electric cars.
Tesla doesn t sell a software upgrade from its model 3 dual motor to its model 3 performance but the vehicles are virtually the same when it comes to hardware without the performance package.
Even so this suggests would be performance hackers could be in for a challenge if they want to maximize the potential of tesla s evs without the company s blessing they might not have more than a small window of time before.