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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you own a car built in 1996 or later for the U.S. market, the odds are overwhelming that it has an OBD port. You may have even noticed its ...

Modern vehicles are rolling computers, with systems managed by embedded hardware and software designed to talk to the manufacturers' diagnostic tools locally and wirelessly. While this complexity can ...

Vital Engineering has made available its Bluetooth OBD-II connector for use with Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Palm OS handhelds. Currently there's a demo version available for ...

Reader [regulatre] has provided us with his furthering of hacking the OnStar system in GM cars. Previously, we wrote about some initial attempts to gain access to the system that OnStar uses to ...

Reports say BMW leaves coded key info accessible through the OBD connector. Other automakers and their owners may be at risk, too. It's "under investigation," BMW says. Share on Facebook (opens in a ...