From the report, it seems like the “hack” is just an example of what someone might be able to do, assuming it’s the right model car, and they have complete access to the automobile ahead of time. As this hack has appeared in the wild exactly zero times since then, I’d say a 25% recall rate is exceptionally high.
And blaming people for getting the details wrong, is a laugh, when you make the statement “controlling the steering and the brakes and the acceleration”. That makes it seem like someone could make the car veer into an oncoming lane of traffic, which it can’t. The ability to control steering can only occur in cars with automatic parking assistance, and thus, only when the car is in reverse, and going only a few MPHs.
