How far can you drive the Atto 3 without a key? Is this BYDs biggest security flaw? Special Episode

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@straydog163 3 ай бұрын

Same with my Atto 3

@peterdegen1194 3 ай бұрын

That you can drive the car without a key or card, was already clear to me, as you can use the app, open the car (anywhere in the world), let somebody get in and that person can drive the car. Only when they shut it down, they can't start it up again. Considering the warning that there's no key, that one seems pretty useless.

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

Yes the warning is useless then. It wasn't made clear to me. All cars I've owned have needed the key within a set parameter, eg 50 m in order for the car to work. It's one thing to allow remote access, another to allow unrestricted use of the car in ordinary circumstances

@Megan-c7b 3 ай бұрын

😱Thanks for this. It is very useful to know, i'm vigilant anyway but i'll be even more so now.

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

I'm very aware too, but genuinely shocked that you could drive so far!

@Megan-c7b 3 ай бұрын

@@bydatto39461 Yes, definitely not good. Here's hoping they fix it🤞

@jovceata 3 ай бұрын

recently a friend of mine ask me to go with his as he was going to test drive a new 2024 Skoda Karoq as we come back from the test drive and he parked the car i said to him to lock the car just to find out that the key wasn't given to him the car was started as we went for the test drive so looks like this is not just with BYD cars

@golfzaaaa 2 ай бұрын

you can track the car with your phone app within 5 meters in realtime. i never use the physical key for 2 years now

@ScottKernaghan 3 ай бұрын

I’m not sure how this is shocking. It’s not exclusive to the Atto 3 by any stretch - and happens with any car with a push start and keyless entry. If the car has been started with a key - pretty much any car, you can drive it off. I have personally done this on both a Nissan X Trail and a Toyota Corolla. The functionality is universal, rather than a fault with the Atto’s security.

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

It has never happened witj any of my previous cars, including the Subaru I mentioned in the video. It's either a proximity key thats needed to operate the car or its not. I am surprised, amd I'm sure other people will be as well

@ScottKernaghan 3 ай бұрын

@@bydatto39461 what the BYD doesn’t do that other cars like this I have come across does - is to loudly beep you are taking the key away. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to call it a major security fault. It’s common and I guess a choice of the manufacturer. I mean, calling leaving a car running and unlocked in my opinion makes the operator as much a major security risk as the manufacturers choices. This appears to be an intentional decision. I have exploited this function by opening my car with my phone when I’d left my keys in the office, allowing me to drive the car off.

@SeaUrchin657 3 ай бұрын

I wasn't surprised. I thought this how all cars with proximity keys and push button start operated. The more you know.

@bobbyus 3 ай бұрын

Mercedes does the same thing. If you drive away without the key, it just makes a chiming noise and once off can’t start anymore.

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

@@bobbyus I wonder why modern cars do this. My old Mitsis and Subis would turn off the power to the engine if you tried to drive away leaving only steering and brakes working. Maybe its a liability thing

@0410688181 3 ай бұрын

I like this feature very much because it allows my brother to drive the car from 10 kilometers away.

@bobl168 3 ай бұрын

I think it is the for Tesla.

@Wandering_Bear 3 ай бұрын

And just when would a person need to start the car and walk away? When all a person needs do is start it when they are ready to leave. By starting the car with a valid key or authorization via the app, you are allowing the next driver to use it, in effect giving permission for it to be driven without the key. It is not only really foolish but leaving ANY car running without the driver present would be very dangerous. This was a silly "flaw" since there is literally never a reason to power it up and walk away.

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

@@Wandering_Bear did you even watch the video? It was if someone was able to get into the car, by overpowering you, or if you had stopped the car for a minute to get out and someone went in..It has nothing to do with allowing someone to use the car. There should be an option to disable any feature that allows another person to use the car without permission. I only use my key fob, and are not interested in allowing 3rd parties to use my car. If anyone needs to "borrow" my car legally, then I would give them the key fob. I don't "share" my car with anyone!

@Wandering_Bear 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I watched the whole thing and it still sounds pretty weak to me. Any car can be taken if the driver is overpowered and the key taken. The same goes for leaving any car running while you walk away. Yes, it would be nice to disable a car remotely if something so incredibly rare happens, but this would be incredibly dangerous. Can you actually imagine a car being shut off on a motorway?

@bydatto39461 3 ай бұрын

@@Wandering_Bear That's my point, cars can be safely shut off. My previous Subarus and Mitsubishis had this feature. The engine shuts off, the brakes and steering continue to work. It happened to me when I was driving the Subi. So its able to be done safely