Posted by: tfabris
Mazda stereos bricked by filename without an extension - 13/02/2022 19:14
Here's a fun one. Our local NPR station's digital channel caused some Mazda stereos to brick and get stuck on NPR:
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/rad...inment-systems/
The digital channel's metadata can carry pictures such as album covers. Someone at the station attached images without an extension on the filenames, which the Mazda stereos couldn't handle.
(I've heard a rumor that Ford F150's can also be affected, but sadly it can never be tested.)
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/rad...inment-systems/
The digital channel's metadata can carry pictures such as album covers. Someone at the station attached images without an extension on the filenames, which the Mazda stereos couldn't handle.
(I've heard a rumor that Ford F150's can also be affected, but sadly it can never be tested.)