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Re:The first person to hack the iPhone is building a self-dr... by hospes on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @12:05PM (#10745587)
Millions of drunk people drive on the roads. People can buy assault weapons, with no training and background checks. People who make self-driving software should be the least of our concerns.
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Re:The first person to hack the iPhone is building a self-dr... by dymk on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @01:32PM (#10746180)
There are laws against drunk driving (and harsh penalties for those that are caught), and you can't buy a firearm without a background check from a dealer (with more states requiring gun show dealers perform background checks now, too).

People building untested self driving cars is an entirely legitimate concern.

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Re:The first person to hack the iPhone is building a self-dr... by tim333 on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @11:27PM (#10749539)
There aren't laws against driving while teenage:

"Nationally, 963,000 teen drivers were involved in police-reported motor vehicle crashes in 2013, which resulted in 383,000 injuries and 2,865 deaths"

I'd worry about that more than the odd geek with a laptop.

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Re:The first person to hack the iPhone is building a self-dr... by purplerabbit on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @03:35PM (#10747117)
Legitimate: yes. Worthy of concern: absolutely not.
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