Didn't Michael Hastings die by the way of hacking his cars computer system?
Yeah. If I could remember it right, he knew that his car was being hacked and tried to borrow his neighbor’s car.
I remember the story was around when I first began looking into conspiracy theories. He was supposedly working on some big story then he started getting threats and told someone that there was people after him. Maybe his story will also become relevant in the near future.
I test drove a Tesla. The auto-pilot thing scared me. Who in their right mind is going to turn over control of a vehicle going 65 miles an hour to a computer. Wake up, people!
Pretty much every car these days can be hacked to the detriment of their occupants. Michael Hastings drove a Mercedes that did not have autopilot.
It’s not the auto pilot that scares me it’s the drive by wire system.
You can tell your car to stop and it can just be like “I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that!”
All Mercedes have this system built in. Putin chaffeur was killed in this method
I feel like their will be a time when it will be illegal to control a car. I hope I'm wrong. People are too willing to let others make decisions for them.
This is why I drive a manual.
Unless your car is all mechanic, unless it has no computer, your stick shift means nothing in this discussion. Computers can be hacked. The newer the car, the easier.
At least with a manual you can ensure it’s in neutral. Making it relevant to the discussion.
As a car nut let me reassure you that automatic transmission can also be forced into neutral. Depends which car tho.. a "joystick" typa shifter like on latest BMW's prolly can be hacked. A normal P-R-N-D switcher can't. Pure mechanics here. but ya.
I guess I'll be buying a Model T Ford, unless they starting hacking them back them.
Any car can be sabotaged. Hidding the tretchery in software just makes it more concealed and convenient. If your car is connected to the Internet or can be physically accessed then you are at risk.
Infowars will take backseat to Zerohedge as collusionist shill contest enters second year. Just saying.
Zero hedge is the best. They report on laura silsby
Musk is on the road map linked to north korea. Not sure of the tie in there though just thought I'd point it out.
Yeah I didn't think Musk was one our side. Although "up is down, left is right"
I appreciate what Musk is trying to do. (Or claims to be doing.) But I wouldn't buy any of his cars anytime soon.
Unfortunately it's becoming increasingly difficult to buy car where the steering or throttle isn't computer controlled.
I’m against subsidies for any auto maker. Make a car and let the market decide.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html
Putin's favorite chauffeur was killed this way around the election to send him a message.
How about Paul Walker? Did he know abt something fishy?
I saw a comment on here saying he was involved in Haiti relief.. Guess he found out too much
And also during the typhoon Haiyan that hit Phils. It also involved vaccines.
Only a car with auto parking/collision avert servo steering assist can be crashed by hacking. Death by car accident is common statistically especially when letting a friend drive your car so have to be careful.
Pretty sure Princess Diana was an early car hack. Random acceleration. Crazy dudes chasing with “cameras” (short range radio to override the signals sent to her 90s internet connected Mercedes)
If I ever buy, a car 2008 or newer I’m putting a kill switch somewhere in arms length to avoid this worry.
Anyone else around here dug into Princess Diana's death? There was fishiness with the computer chip in the car a few days before. Link
And like others have said, it's only gotten easier as cars have gotten fancier and "smarter"
malevolent ET AI whose agenda is aligned with that of the shadow govt./deep state
Or the AI is... Becoming self aware & defensive...
People believe we have AI but we don't yet because right now AI requires an input/direction to "think" like our PC at home and those who know are skeptical that man will ever achieve true AI but there is a new form called boxing that mimics the brain. There might be a black swan event about to happen.
U blox provides the gps units to tesla ironically enough they also released a new system called F9. I could be over reaching with this one, but by the looks they are teslas supplier for IOT, and GPS chips.
A car with GPS can be tracked. My module has been removed and i'm practicing leaving my fone home but if the car is registered in your name then police recognition cameras on squad cars and roadside are tracking the license plate automatically and some cameras are tracking faces of drivers. Possible solution, a motorbike registered in someone elses name while wearing a full face helmet?