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Owner uses Claude AI and $15 of parts to get 1994 Jeep Cherokee through California smog tests

An AI enthusiast reverse-engineered his 1994 Jeep Cherokee's ECU using Claude AI and about $15 in components, including an Arduino, to pass California smog tests.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-11-14 11:30 · TechRadar AI
    'What else can you plug your agent into?': one AI developer got Claude to fix his 1994 Jeep Cherokee with the help of a $3 Arduino
  2. 2026-11-13 10:30 · Tom's Hardware
    1994 Jeep Cherokee owner hacks 32-year-old car with Claude AI to pass California smog tests — using $15 in hardware, enthusiast reverse-engineered the ancient ECU for diagnostics and control
  3. 2026-11-13 10:30 · Tom's Hardware
    1994 Jeep Cherokee owner hacks 32-year-old car with Claude AI to pass California smog tests

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