>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/28/birmingham_uni_car_cracker_muzzled_by_lords/
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>>Saw this about the U.S. guys : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23443215
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>>Maybe I'll hook into the ECU and write a software driven cruise control for my van......
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>Next I expect to see an open source CarOS. With no back doors, unless it's the fifth door of the vehicle itself.

Written by a dipstick ?