Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you - IMDEA Networks
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Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, have found that tire pressure sensors in modern cars can unintentionally expose drivers to tracking. Over a ten-week study, they collected signals from more than 20,000 vehicles, revealing a hidden privacy risk and highlighting the need for stronger security measures in future vehicle sensor systems. Most...
  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    It concludes that even if you increased grip

    It’s nothing to do with grip. In fact, a lower tire pressure will actually increase grip.

    tire failures account for less than 1% of road accidents causing death.

    Oh well if no one died it must not be a safety issue?

    So you’re spending $300 to $500 on a new car for a TPMS

    Uhhh nope, it comes with the car…

    And fun fact, most tire related accidents are actually from tread depth, not low pressure

    So we’re just going to ignore it as a safety issue because it’s not a main cause of collisions?