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by Gravityloss 132 days ago
Indeed! Remote bricking of trains is perhaps a thing: https://www.thedrive.com/news/hackers-beat-anti-repair-softw...
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esseph 132 days ago
It's also mandated by Congress in the US, it's called PTC. (Remote control)
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nhubbard 132 days ago
This wasn't PTC. It was repair lockouts instituted by the manufacturer of the trains based on a GPS geofencing beacon.
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esseph 131 days ago
Sure! I'm just pointing out that technically you can stop the trains remotely - by design.
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