From: Government Technology
When it comes to AVs, the promise of enhanced safety features comes with cybersecurity risks
by Erin Mundahl
A decade ago, the idea of hacking a car seemed about as feasible as downloading one. After all, cars were physical objects driven by people, with all their accompanying human flaws. Today, as artificial intelligence (AI) technology is making a future full of self-driving cars increasingly likely, hacking has become a serious potential concern. Intelligent vehicles have the potential to offer enormous safety benefits. However, fully utilizing their potential will require innovative new cybersecurity protocols, which may strain pre-existing regulatory frameworks. The stakes are high, though, since without effective regulation, consumers will likely shy away from autonomous vehicle technology.
“With intelligent vehicles, there is a promise of saving tens of thousands of lives each year in the U.S. alone, around the world it is probably in the hundreds of thousands. And yet, at the same time, fear and distrust will cause people to abandon these technologies,” said Beau Woods, a cyber safety innovation fellow at the Atlantic Council, who spoke at an event sponsored by George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and the R Street Institute.
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