This is why we have security. And honestly modern cars are so computerized already I think your argument applies to them as much as autonomous cars.
Yes, we have security. Yes, cars can (probably) already be hacked, perhaps even en-mass rather than in targeted ways.
But: one the big advantages of machine learning in cars is that every car can learn from the experiences of every other car. That makes them monocultures. Monocultures are fragile. You find the weakness of one, you find the weakness of all.
I want the benefits of the former without the risks of the latter. I don’t know if that’s even possible.
That's where competition comes in. Just like AMD vs. Intel or OSX vs. Windows. If you find a weakness in one, you don't necessarily find a weakness in the other.
Hence, finding a weakness in Tesla doesn't mean it will work against Waymo or Uber.
Cars are already getting hacked. The whole point of the post is to highlight how car manufacturers have no concern or competence for security, is will be like the boeing scandal but much worse.
At worst, youre a troll. Cars are no where being hacked at the scale or magnitude that affected the numbers involved in the Boeing fumble. No where near. Not even remotely close.
When did the whole OnStar botnet start? I think it's earlier than 2010.
as of 2017 it is no longer legal to sell a car with no backup camera, and 99.9% of cars implement that with a digitized head unit that, wait for it, connects to the internet.
thus, very new-manufacture cars in 2020 do not connect to the internet, bluetooth, sometimes wifi, etc.
That's a sunken cost fallacy. Only because other things are hackable as well doesn't mean there is no danger.
> And honestly modern cars are so computerized already I think your argument applies to them as much as autonomous cars.
I've said that in my comment above as well, but it was in an edit before you replied so I guess you didn't refresh before submitting the comment.
It's really not a sunken cost fallacy. It's good evidence that the "think of the terrorists" angle is overblown. There are plenty of other problems with self-driving cars, but not that one.
