DW - Cars that don't require a human being at the steering wheel are set to hit public roads in the near future. But critics worry that owners could become targets of cyber attacks.
Self-driving vehicles are becoming more widespread, with automotive companies investing more in developing the technology: Google announced that their self-driving cars will hit American streets as early as this summer...
With this reliance on computers, IT security is a concern for self-driving cars. Experts are questioning whether the technology has been adequately adapted to neutralize the threat posed by potential security breeches - particularly hacking.
"With the autonomous technology, hackers can crash your car or change your route completely while you're taking a nap," Edgar Scholl, founder of German IT security company Datengold.
Much of the vulnerability is linked to the internal communication technology of self-driving cars, which, once hacked, allows the intruder to take control of the car via the onboard computer systems controlling brakes, steering and navigational instruments.
While it may seem like part of an adventure film plot, hacking an automated control system is already possible. The auto-pilot of a United Airlines flight was hacked in flight via the online entertainment system. In January 2015, it was reported that a cyber-security flaw in BMW's Connected Drive on-board SIM card technology left 2.2 million drivers vulnerable to hackers.
Hackers could attack the security system "via the interactive interface," said Professor Dr. Christof Paar from the Chair of Embedded Security at Ruhr-University Bochum to DW. Other dangers included computer viruses on smart phones or tablets connected to the car and installed spare parts that contain malware, according to the expert....
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