I thought about this thread during my drive home. I thought about hacking my own car's systems while driving...
I immediately realized: no WAY. No, no, no. What if I accidentally BRICK the thing, while driving?
Remember that model of car that lost steering and braking when the ignition key fell out due to a manufacturing defect? What if the Jeep would lose steering when bricked?
It is morally unforgivable to even try to change the radio station while a human is sitting in the "brick" if said brick is moving at 70mph. Especially since the software is known to be faulty.
"Known to be faulty" does bring us back to the manufacturer. I think that much of the anger directed at the hackers should be directed back at the manufacturer.
That being said... Back to the original topic of this particular comment: I apologize. Thanks HN for making me think a little harder.
I thought about this thread during my drive home. I thought about hacking my own car's systems while driving...
I immediately realized: no WAY. No, no, no. What if I accidentally BRICK the thing, while driving?
Remember that model of car that lost steering and braking when the ignition key fell out due to a manufacturing defect? What if the Jeep would lose steering when bricked?
It is morally unforgivable to even try to change the radio station while a human is sitting in the "brick" if said brick is moving at 70mph. Especially since the software is known to be faulty.
"Known to be faulty" does bring us back to the manufacturer. I think that much of the anger directed at the hackers should be directed back at the manufacturer.
That being said... Back to the original topic of this particular comment: I apologize. Thanks HN for making me think a little harder.