The expert on cyber security Jason Hughes (Jason Hughes) put up for sale the own modified version of the car Tesla Model S P85. The hacked version is called Tesla Model S P90 ++ and is sold for $ 150 thousand.
Jason Hughes, known under the pseudonym wk057, is fond of hacking software and the subsequent modification of Tesla cars. Previously, he managed to gain full control of the rear drive Tesla Model S with the help of his own created board and hack into the car power management system. Later, he thoroughly took up the modification of the electric car Tesla Model S P85, independently installing on it equipment for autopilot, software from the two-engine versions of Tesla, raising the engine power from 416 liters. up to 570 liters. s and increasing battery performance.
The key modification is the installation of software with Ludicrous mode, installed by Tesla in more powerful models with two motors. Hughes managed to fool the car's systems with a self-developed hardware module that emulates a second engine.
Hacker put up a modified version of the car for sale for $ 150 thousand. - almost three times the cost of the serial model. High price Hughes explains the uniqueness of this car. According to him, if you do not buy, then you can modify your Tesla in a similar way, quite a lot.
Last year, security researchers from the Keen Security Lab demonstrated an attack on the Tesla Model S electric vehicles. Exploiting an unknown vulnerability in the software of vehicles, experts were able to activate the brakes, open the doors and fold the mirrors, being 20 km from cars.