talking-with-cars
Use your car's CAN bus as a game controller to play video games with real steering wheels and pedals.
What is talking-with-cars?
Talking with Cars is a CAN bus analysis project that enables users to interface with their vehicle's internal network and repurpose car controls as input devices for video games. It provides scripts and documentation for capturing CAN data and creating virtual game controllers from real automotive components like steering wheels and pedals. The project demonstrates practical automotive hacking techniques through hands-on experimentation.
Automotive enthusiasts, hardware hackers, and developers interested in reverse-engineering vehicle systems or creating novel human-computer interfaces using automotive components.
It offers a practical, open-source toolkit for exploring CAN buses with real-world examples and game controller implementations, lowering the barrier to entry for automotive hacking. The project provides manufacturer-specific mappings and multiple controller versions for different gaming scenarios.
Overview
CAN analysis - Use your car as a gamepad!
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning CAN bus protocols through hands-on experimentation
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