DETROIT (AP) – As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what’s to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car’s brakes at freeway speeds, jerk ...

The outage, which has stretched into its second day, has thrown a wrench in the operation of thousands of dealers across North America. The outage, which has stretched into its second day, has thrown ...

(CNN) — US and Canadian auto dealerships remained at a near-standstill on Thursday because of a second cyber incident at data provider CDK Global, whose software is used at 15,000 auto dealers – an ...

For the second day Thursday, thousands of car dealerships nationwide saw issues with a major software provider powering their businesses, according to multiple reports. On Wednesday, CDK Global said ...

Android Automotive, Google’s operating system for cars, has historically been pretty niche, and only a handful of high-profile cars like the Polestar 2 have used it. Now, though, Android Automotive is ...

Almost all cars made after 1996 have an OBD2 diagnostic port for plugging into and reading trouble codes when a “check engine” light comes on. But some vehicles, particularly German ones made after ...

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE (6/23/2024): CDK released the following statement regarding the status of their computer systems after being hit by ransomware: “CDK experienced a cyber incident on June 19th. We ...

Soon, having Linux “under the hood” may take on a more literal meaning. Austin’s embedded Linux vendor Metrowerks recently announced the release of what it calls Automotive Grade Linux, a version of ...

The Tulsa Police Department's four-year project to upgrade its in-car computer systems is back on track with a new computer standard, though about 40 percent of the department's cars remain outfitted ...

A cyber incident at data provider CDK Global, whose software is used at 15,000 auto dealers, hampered operations Wednesday at US and Canada dealerships, the company said. “We are actively ...

In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they can slam a car's brakes at freeway speeds, jerk the steering wheel and even shut down the engine — all from their laptop computers. The hackers are ...