Hacker News with Generative AI: Volkswagen

Rivian stock rises as Volkswagen plans to expand $5.8 billion EV partnership (electrek.co)
Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is trending on Friday after Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume hinted at expanding upon their new EV partnership.

Electric Vehicles, Stock Market, Volkswagen, Partnerships

7 points by zfg 35 days ago | 0 comments

VW Group Collects Vehicle Movement Data (twitter.com)

Data Privacy, Automotive, Volkswagen, Data Collection

148 points by Luc 54 days ago | 133 comments

Volkswagen Data Leak Exposed 800k EV Owners' Movements (carscoops.com)
Many people worry about hackers stealing their personal data, but sometimes, the worst breaches come not from shadowy cybercriminals but straight from the companies we trust. According to a new report from Germany, the VW Group stored sensitive information for 800,000 electric vehicles from various brands on a poorly secured Amazon cloud—essentially leaving the digital door wide open for anyone to waltz in. And not just briefly, but for months on end.

Data Breaches, Privacy, Volkswagen, Electric Vehicles, Cloud Security

8 points by Vinnl 56 days ago | 2 comments

VW breach exposes location of 800k electric vehicles (cyberinsider.com)
A massive data leak involving over 800,000 Volkswagen electric vehicles (EVs) has left sensitive user information, including location data and personal contact details, unprotected on the internet.

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen

275 points by benwerner01 57 days ago | 297 comments

38c3 Talk: Volkswagen, we know where you parked your car [German] (events.ccc.de)
Bewegungsdaten von 800.000 E-Autos sowie Kontaktinformationen zu den Besitzern standen ungeschützt im Netz. Sichtbar war, wer wann zu Hause parkt, beim BND oder vor dem Bordell.

Data Privacy, Volkswagen, Germany, Cybersecurity

34 points by bitschubser_ 57 days ago | 2 comments

An 'earthquake' at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany? (theguardian.com)

Germany, Earthquakes, Automotive Industry, Volkswagen

24 points by belter 168 days ago | 27 comments

Capacitive controls could be the cause of a spate of VW ID.4 crashes (arstechnica.com)

Automotive, Technology, Safety, Volkswagen

55 points by coldpie 214 days ago | 59 comments

Volkswagen Willing to Pay $1B Just to Look at Rivian's Software (autoevolution.com)

Volkswagen, Rivian, Software, Electric Vehicles, Automotive Industry

12 points by Corrado 237 days ago | 20 comments

Volkswagen invests up to $5B in Rivian (bloomberg.com)