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Autonomous Vehicles Pose New Challenges to Future of Cybersecurity

December 18, 2017

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A decade ago, the idea of hacking a car seemed about as feasible as downloading one. After all, cars were physical objects driven by people, with all their accompanying human flaws. Today, as artificial intelligence (AI) technology is making a future full of self-driving cars increasingly likely, hacking has become a serious potential concern. Intelligent vehicles have the potential to offer enormous safety benefits. However, fully utilizing their potential will require innovative new cybersecurity protocols, which may strain pre-existing regulatory frameworks. The stakes are high, though, since without effective regulation, consumers will likely shy away from autonomous vehicle technology.

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