> November 10, 2025: No response, followed up.
> November 17, 2025: No response, followed up and copied some additional people on the thread.
> November 20, 2025: It was no longer possible to access any of the internal APIs. The primary vulnerability was now fixed.
> July 27, 2026: Published
Quite the generous timeline on this person's behalf.
Sometimes overlapping, but they are not the same thing.
Wouldn’t it be better if your phone/devices would pair directly with the car, exchange keys, and have the company cloud only function as a proxy.
On holiday a guests BMW didn’t want to “start” anymore because it couldn’t phone home because of lack of phone reception. They had to contact the dealer at home and move heaven and earth to get some dealer code to allow the car to start again for a while. Why is this even allowed?
It's a shame. I will continue to purchase vehicles with as internet connected and touch screen features as possible. My 2025 Toyota has knobs and a physical key still. Terrified what will be left on the market when I have to get a new vehicle in (hopefully over) 15 years.
Surely there's more to this story? AFAIK last time I heard about something like this, it was because the guy's car was parked 5 stories underground, and didn't carry his car keys, because he was using his phone to unlock all the time.