Hacking Cars with Python | Talks
Modern cars are networks of computers, and a high end vehicle could have nearly 100 different computers inside. These devices control everything from the engine to the airbags. By understanding how these systems work, we can interface with vehicles to read data, perform diagnostics, and even modify operation. In this talk, we'll discuss pyvit, the Python Vehicle Interface Toolkit. This library, combined with some open source hardware, allows developers to talk to automotive controllers from Python. We will begin with an introduction to automotive networks, to provide a basis for understanding the tools. Next, we will look at the tools and show the basics of using them. Finally, we'll discuss real world applications of these tools, and how they're being used in the automotive world today.
Eric Evenchick
Eric Evenchick runs Linklayer Labs, a Canadian company focused on building open source hardware tools for security analysis of embedded systems. Eric's experience with cars began at the University of Waterloo, where he was part of a team developing alternative fuel vehicles. He was also an intern at Tesla Motors, and was one of the first people to find vulnerabilities at the company. His work on automotive security and open source hardware has been featured by several publications, including Wired and Forbes. He has spoken at a a variety of conferences, including Blackhat, Toorcon, PyCon Canada and SecTor.
Portland Ballroom 252-253
Sunday, 21st May, 14:30 - 15:00
