[ExI] self driving cars
Anders Sandberg
anders at aleph.se
Wed May 16 08:03:01 UTC 2012
As the people on the RISKS mailing list gleefully pointed out, it also
likely means some serious issues of outsiders messing with traffic
systems. If the security of the cars is not much better than typical
software security we are going to see some very nasty "accidents".
"Today AQNA took responsibility for the malware outbreak that has made
cars heavier than one tonne in the WayNet system accelerate
uncontrollably. So far 5,463 people have been killed worldwide. This is
the most lethal case of traffic hacking since the Anonymous anti-MPAA
hack in Los Angeles 2023, which killed 231..."
--
Anders Sandberg,
Future of Humanity Institute
Philosophy Faculty of Oxford University
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