The hacks could be dangerous for passengers, pedestrians, and other people on the road.
Fortunately, cars arent yet being hijacked off the streets by hackers.
“We haven’t seen large-scale exploits or breaches in the wild just yet.”
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We wont really know what additional risks autonomous vehicles may prevent until fully autonomous modes are readily available.
Experts say the threat of attacks is real, even for the semi-autonomous cars driving on the road today.
Many New Cars Can Be Hacked
Even cars that arent autonomous are becoming more vulnerable to hacking.
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The good news is most of the attacks we have seen are in a lab or controlled conditions.
“This would limit the interest from adversaries to highly targeted attacks by expert attackers,” Hoffman said.
“The reality is that these features prevent more accidents than they cause due to hacking.”
