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The Wheel Thing: Car hacking gets hairier
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Aug 6, 2015
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The Wheel Thing: Car hacking gets hairier
GM, Chrysler and Tesla. All have been breached, and remotely controlled by clever hackers. How secure is your car, and what are automakers doing?
Will hackers with tools to take over you car's operating systems become the next big road hazard?
Will hackers with tools to take over you car's operating systems become the next big road hazard?
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GM, Chrysler and Tesla. All have been breached, and remotely controlled by clever hackers. How secure is your car, and what are automakers doing?

This week, a couple of hackers demonstrated the tools they used to take over operating systems in a Jeep. Meanwhile, the Jeep's manufacturer, Chrysler, recalled 1.4 million vehicles that could be victim to the flaw the hackers exploited.

Other computer hackers have been able to remotely control cars built by GM and Tesla.

Where's this going, and what are the auto companies saying, and doing about it?  OC Register car critic Susan Carpenter gives us the latest skinny on the state of security in your car.