Re: Do Audis have "drive-by-wire" gas pedals?

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Mon, 26 Jul 1999 19:29:55 GMT, you wrote:


>Be particularly cautious about fitting a PES (Performance Engineering
>Services) supercharger kit to any Audi unless they can provide an
>appropriate chip in advance.  I've no doubt that the kit works for some
>cars, but being a constant-boost device (belt driven from the crank)
>it needs some rather different management logic than a standard
>variable-boost turbo and wastegate combination.  They have apparently
>promised to adapt their package for drive-by-wire - they have to, if
>they're going to stay in business for the long term.

Drive-by-wire could open up for some "funny" situations. Imagine this:

* Somebody manages to hack into the ECU and make a radio reciever to
fit into the "box". 
* Then, you can control the throttle on the "hacked" car by remote
control..
* Somebody else drives the car, suddenly the car floors the
accelerator and the driver says "sudden acceleration".

New "60 Minutes" here? Maybe I can get a very cheap A4 in about 10
years? :-)

ES