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Bring On Those Self Driving Cars

By Kate on August 8, 2016 10:14 PM | 16 Comments

"Your car is not locked".

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andycanuck | August 8, 2016 10:36 PM | Reply

Owning a car is like inviting 20 random hackers into your computer or something like that? :^)

And I've got another mixed English and Italian Captcha code!

John Lewis | August 8, 2016 10:36 PM | Reply

So take a bus or streetcar.

gordinkneehill | August 8, 2016 10:37 PM | Reply

My solution? Drive a vehicle old enough that it doesn't have the electronic remote locks. Carries the added benefit of no debt.

nic | August 8, 2016 11:24 PM | Reply

Fluk you urbanites. Freedom has been stolen from you by your lefty governments succumbing to loose laws and minimal penalties. All you can do is put another lock on another lock and they will figure out how to open it.

The Phantom | August 8, 2016 11:26 PM | Reply

Thanks Kate. ~:D Let the avalanche commence!

Solution, the old standby: Steering wheel bar lock. Remember those? We had those back in the day because the car wasn't locked back then either. Gun-key or a tickler will get you into any GM car from the 1960's to the 1990s in ten seconds flat. Slim-Jim and a window wedge, two seconds.

Automakers still don't give a rip about us. We are suckers.

Larry | August 8, 2016 11:35 PM | Reply

The story refers mostly to automobile theft but think of another application hacking your car doors/motor/brakes.

The carjacker. You stop for a stop sign, a stop light or into your drive-way.

Beep, your doors open and the criminals have got you, your family, your car/truck.

If they hack your self-driving car/truck, the jihadis can use you and your family in the vehicle for a suicide vehicle.

Headline, "They were such a nice, normal family." We never even knew they converted" relatives and friends say.

jean replied to comment from gordinkneehill | August 9, 2016 12:22 AM | Reply

My solution? Drive a vehicle old enough that it doesn't have the electronic remote locks.

Yup. mine too. The only computer in my diesel truck is in the CD player.

Zippo the Squirrel replied to comment from The Phantom | August 9, 2016 5:33 AM | Reply

The steering wheel lock barely slows them down.

https://youtu.be/0cYXigh6Jug

Robert of Ottawa replied to comment from jean | August 9, 2016 6:01 AM | Reply

Buy a crap car :-)

old white guy replied to comment from Robert of Ottawa | August 9, 2016 7:42 AM | Reply

not too many people are lining up to steal my 10 year old elantra.

CT | August 9, 2016 11:34 AM | Reply

So, you are saying the electronic voter polls aren't safe?

kakola | August 9, 2016 11:54 AM | Reply

The Muslims, although they have received a lot of bad press lately, have a good idea concerning thieves. They cut the perp's right hand off.

Oz replied to comment from kakola | August 9, 2016 7:02 PM | Reply

Perish the thought of giving government that kind of power.
They are already answering to no one and forget transparency.

colin replied to comment from gordinkneehill | August 9, 2016 7:47 PM | Reply

LOl, my old Landrover has a handcrank, now that would confuse them....

Canadian Friend | August 9, 2016 8:17 PM | Reply

Our technological advances will be our downfall.

I have been saying it for at least 20 years.

if you can call your car or your home from 2000 miles away and can start/stop it or lock/unlock it or turn on/ off its lights so can hackers or a rogue nation.

Dustin B | August 11, 2016 3:06 PM | Reply

They still have issues but this article makes it sound easier than it is.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/06/17-car-key-hacking-device-not-exist/

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Dustin B: They still have issues but this article makes it sound read more
Canadian Friend: Our technological advances will be our downfall. I have been read more
colin: LOl, my old Landrover has a handcrank, now that would read more
Oz: Perish the thought of giving government that kind of power. read more
kakola: The Muslims, although they have received a lot of bad read more
CT: So, you are saying the electronic voter polls aren't safe? read more
old white guy: not too many people are lining up to steal my read more
Robert of Ottawa: Buy a crap car :-) read more
Zippo the Squirrel: The steering wheel lock barely slows them down. https://youtu.be/0cYXigh6Jug read more
jean: My solution? Drive a vehicle old enough that it doesn't read more

Bring On Those Self Driving Cars

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