The Vehicle Network

Welcome to another episode of The Vehicle Network Podcast. In this instalment, we delve deep into the world of ethical car hacking. Our guest for this episode is none other than Ian Tabor, widely recognised as "Mintynet," a renowned ethical car hacker and who heads up the UK arm of the Car Hacking Village.    In recent times, Ian has been making headlines together with Dr Ken Tindall (ep...

In this episode, we delve into the cutting-edge world of crime scene analysis and collision investigation technology with our guest, Marcus Rowe. Currently serving as the Business Director for Public Safety and Forensics at Leica Geosystems, Marcus brings a wealth of expertise from his previous role as a Senior Forensic Collision Investigator at Devon & Cornwall Police. Join us as we uncover t...

Ben Johnson is an experienced fault finder specialising in BMW vehicles. He is from the UK but now based in Finland with coming up to 30 years experience in the Automotive Industry. This has seen him work for a number of different manufactures and in different regions of the world. Ben has recently launched the 'All Mech Newsletter' where he publishes some of his work to the community he i...

Dr Ken Tindell is an expert on all things CANBus and we were delighted to be able to bring him onto the Vehicle Network Podcast and share this conversation about his experiences with CANBus and the work he is doing to help secure CAN on some of our global vehicle fleets. Some eye opening insights in this episode. Ken was heavily involved in the development of timing analysis on the CANBus in the 9...

In this episode of The Vehicle Network Podcast we speak to Andrea Amico who is the founder of Privacy for Cars. We take the opportunity to discuss the implications of personal data being left on a modern vehicle and the risks that this poses for the owners of the cars and the wider criminality that can be exploited from data residing on vehicles. Andrea can be reached via his website - https://pri...

In this episode we talk to Paul Keitch who is a retired Detective Sergeant who has investigated many serious crimes in his police career but is now a consultant on all things disclosure. We discuss the importance of disclosure in criminal investigation and how this needs to be considered from the very beginning of an investigation. This may or may not be a new area to you but one thing is for sure...

In this episode of The Vehicle Network Podcast we spoke with Graeme Horsman from Cranfield University about Digital Triage and how investigators need to carefully plan for digital investigations. Previously if it had a plug we would seize it, not so these days. The modern motor vehicle is a digital device and triage is vitally important for the vehicle if you are going to carry out a Vehicle Syste...

In this third episode of the vehicle network podcast we speak to industry stalwart Steve Plunkett who is the body and paint programme development manager. Steve offers us his insights into why body shops should be considered being approved in the repair of modern vehicles and why those standards are more important than ever in the current age of automotive technology. We discuss Steve's career and...

LINK FOR SURVEY - https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/education-and-training/vehicle-forensics-and-law-enforcement-capabilities-survey/ In this episode of The Vehicle Network we speak to Gareth Davies a Senior Lecturer in Forensics and Security at the University of South Wales in the UK and Marta Daniun who is a student at the University studying Computer Forensics and as part of her dissertation...

In this inaugural episode of The Vehicle Network podcast we invite Audi Master Technician James Wales on for a chat about ADAS Systems and Infotainment systems on modern vehicles and some of the technologies behind them. We discuss how some of these systems are used to assist in reducing the severity of collisions and some things to consider for collision investigators. We also talk about the late...

Welcome to The Vehicle Network Podcast where we will discuss all things connected with vehicle related investigations from serious crime to serious collision investigations. The automotive industry is going through one of its biggest transitions in its history and as practitioners we need to connect to ensure we have the solutions for effective investigations.