Police said some thieves are plugging a high-tech device into a vehicle’s on-board diagnostics (ODB) port, to be able to start the engine and steal the car.

OBD-II became the mandatory I/O diagnostic port on cars starting around 1996 in the US. Considering that the interface consists of a couple of I/O lines, serial/usb adapters have been ridiculously ...

The Bluedriver is also not compatible with third-party apps that need a direct OBD2 connection. Regardless, we were still ...

To begin the process, read your owner’s manual to locate your vehicle’s OBD port which is also known as the diagnostic link connector (DLC). Ensure your vehicle is turned off and insert the scanner’s ...

Whatever you did, though, it’s likely that one major event passed you by without a thought: The standardization of on-board vehicle diagnostics (in the US), otherwise known as OBD-II.