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Originally Posted by k3mps

Only a matter of time before this gets hacked.
My question is when that happens, will BMW Service have a way of detecting this and any changes made to the BCM or whatever version of their module is and find a way to void warranty

It will be cat and mouse with hackers. A company was selling a performance hack for Tesla's.

https://electrek.co/2020/08/22/tesla...ormance-boost/

Tesla is starting to fight back against owners who are hacking their cars to unlock a perrformance boost that the automaker is itself selling as a software update.

For a few years now, Tesla started selling vehicles with upgradable software-locked capabilities, like 75 kWh battery pack software locked at 60 kWh, or higher power outputs enabled through software updates.

The most recent example is offering a $2,000 “Acceleration Boost” for the Model 3 Dual Motor.

It unlocks roughly 50 hp in the Model 3 powertrain and shortens the 0 to 60 mph acceleration to 3.9 seconds.

Earlier this year, we reported on a company called Ingenext that released a device that enabled Tesla owners to unlock the same capacity for half the price.

All Model 3 owners have to do is plug a connector to their MCU, and they automatically get the 50 hp boost plus a few other features from Ingenext, like a “Drift mode.”

But as it was suspected, Tesla is starting to fight back against the hack.

Some owners who purchased the device have received this in-car notification after the latest Tesla software update