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Re:Apple receives permit in California to test self-driving ... by kavok on Friday April 14, 2017 @07:21PM (#14118184)
What about security concerns? I assume self driving cars could be made to remotely shut down or report tampering. With high profile terrorist attacks using vehicles it will become attractive for safety.
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Re:Apple receives permit in California to test self-driving ... by jacquesm on Friday April 14, 2017 @07:37PM (#14118303)
You can also reverse that: A self driving vehicle is actually more usable for a terrorist attack because it doesn't require you to sacrifice the driver and all the gear for full remote control is already on board. It's basically a software issue to turn it into a remotely guided inertial weapon.
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Re:Apple receives permit in California to test self-driving ... by andai on Friday April 14, 2017 @07:23PM (#14118198)
Wait, you mean self-driving / remote control is good for security?

> "We can disable the ignition but not while you're driving," Melanie Boudreau, a spokesperson at IMETRIK, a Canadian maker of starter interrupt devices that run around $100 each, told Fortune. "We don't want to kill you."

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