Self-driving cars can be stopped with a laser pointer

Self-driving cars can be stopped with a laser pointer

Hackers able to launch attack against self-driving car by overwhelming sensors with images of fake vehicles

by John Zorabedian | Naked Security | September 9, 2015 

Self-driving cars may be the future of transportation – it’s possible that eventually they could be safer than vehicles with human drivers.
But autonomous vehicles are going to need more and better defenses against the threat of hackers and cyberattacks.
Uber has just hired a pair of renowned car hackers to help the alternative cab company develop security for self-driving cars.
It’s a good move by Uber because, as a security researcher using a simple laser pointer has proved, self-driving cars can be hijacked.
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