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Re:Elon Musk emails employees about 'extensive and damaging ... by amelius on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:00AM (#17345169)
> Are they building highly sensitive software?

A car is a potential murder weapon. So yes. Especially considering it may be remote-controlled, and deployed by the millions.

Re:Elon Musk emails employees about 'extensive and damaging ... by rurban on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @07:13AM (#17345521)
This was factory automation SW, not car SW. Robots could kill people also, but afaik those robots are protected from people there, so it's only economical sabotage.

And to those were wondering about robots sabotaging security sensitive car equipment: This should not be possible. In such situations you'll always two independent chains of control, one in HW and one in SW. In the car. HW breaks down eventually and SW is always partially broken.

Re:Elon Musk emails employees about 'extensive and damaging ... by antonvs on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @06:20AM (#17345273)
The national security implications are huge. The President should start a Car Force.
Re:Elon Musk emails employees about 'extensive and damaging ... by danpalmer on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @07:50AM (#17345697)
I don't think you read my comment. The autonomous driving software is sensitive, much of Tesla's software will not be.