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      10-27-2020, 08:17 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by tranquility View Post
Has nobody seen I, Robot or the tv series, Next? I'm a nobody so it's extremely doubtful someone would assassinate me, but I don't like the idea that any capable hacker could possibly and literally commandeer my vehicle and send it over a cliff. I'd like to retain control of the thing I'm driving.

Now, I have no qualms about forcing crappy drivers into these self-drivers. Say a very lenient threshold, 3 at-fault accidents or more, something like that.
I hear you on irobot, it definitely brings doubt about the safety of this tech. As far as hackers, the general way that software prevents those incidents is to not expose any of the commands that control critical safety (like steering wheel control, brakes, cameras) to wireless communication systems (Bluetooth, wifi, satellite, telephone etc) and have them strictly controlled by onboard computers. It is not perfect, but it is an important aspect giving some people confidence. It is the reason that Tesla confidently conducts hackathons with the reward for finding bugs - because they have reviewed that they have internalized the critical safety systems. It will definitely take awhile to convince the masses that this is sufficient, no doubt
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