# NEMESIS Gives You Control Over Your Hyundai Head Unit

DevFeed: [NEMESIS Gives You Control Over Your Hyundai Head Unit](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nemesis-gives-you-control-over-your-hyundai-head-unit-113295.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/nemesis-gives-you-control-over-your-hyundai-head-unit/>)

Author: Navarre Bartz

Published: 2026-11-03T06:00:35Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [Android Auto](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-auto.md>)

Tags: [android-auto](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-auto.md>), [apple-carplay](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple-carplay.md>), [car-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/car-hacks.md>), [hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacks.md>), [hyundai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hyundai.md>), [infotainment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infotainment.md>), [infotainment-hack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infotainment-hack.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [ota](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ota.md>)

## AI overview

NEMESIS uses a flaw in Hyundai's over-the-air update system to unlock features on supported Gen5W head units. It may enable wireless Android Auto or Apple CarPlay and show their turn-by-turn navigation cues on the driver cluster and heads-up display. The excerpt says many Hyundai and Kia vehicles from 2015-2019 use Gen5W, but the exploit requires an OTA-capable unit whose software version contains "S5W_M"; "S5W_L" is unsupported. Listed exceptions include the Hyundai Elantra, Kia Forte, Hyundai Ioniq 6, and Canadian vehicles using the system.

## Source excerpt

Whether it's to make more money or because of licensing disagreements, car companies often restrict the abilities of the infotainment units in their vehicles. They can do so much more, ...read more