CAN Bus

You’re Wrong About Engine Swaps. It’s Not About the Motor.

Modern engine swaps are failing because of a hidden bottleneck: the CAN bus. The hardest part isn’t fitting the engineβ€”it’s making the car’s brain talk to the new heart. AI-assisted reverse engineering turns this black box into a solvable puzzle, and the skills overlap with car hacking. If you’re not learning CAN bus, you’re building paperweights.

I Spent a Week Investigating the Dongle in Your Car. Here’s What I Found.

A telematics dongle installed in millions of cars for insurance discounts is a massive security vulnerability. Researchers showed it can remotely disable a vehicle’s engine and brakes, turning it into a brick. Drivers are unaware of this hidden risk, and the convenience of a discount is a dangerous trade-off for safety.