diff --git a/selfdrive/debug/uiview.py b/selfdrive/debug/uiview.py
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+++ b/selfdrive/debug/uiview.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import time
+import cereal.messaging as messaging
+from selfdrive.manager import start_managed_process, kill_managed_process
+
+services = ['controlsState', 'thermal']  # the services needed to be spoofed to start ui offroad
+procs = ['camerad', 'ui']
+[start_managed_process(p) for p in procs]  # start needed processes
+pm = messaging.PubMaster(services)
+
+dat_cs, dat_thermal = [messaging.new_message(s) for s in services]
+dat_cs.controlsState.rearViewCam = False  # ui checks for these two messages
+dat_thermal.thermal.started = True
+
+try:
+  while True:
+    pm.send('controlsState', dat_cs)
+    pm.send('thermal', dat_thermal)
+    time.sleep(1 / 100)  # continually send, rate doesn't matter for thermal
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+  [kill_managed_process(p) for p in procs]