A new paper by a group of academic researchers has exposed a set of serious weaknesses in the software systems that control many modern cars. Researchers were able to turn the brakes on and off, take over control of the radio and climate control system and lock the driver inside the vehicle remotely. The research points up the deep reliance many of today s vehicles and other complex systems have on relatively simple software. The researchers say the real-world risk of any of the attacks they ve worked out as extremely low.
Source: https://threatpost.com/researchers-show-weaknesses-vehicle-software-systems-051410/73971/