Will cars become the target of hacking? This seemingly bizarre question seems to be becoming a reality. The famous American investigative reporter Michael Hastings (Michael HasTIngs) recently died in a car accident. Before his death, he sent an e-mail to relatives and friends that he was making a big news, and he was being investigated by the FBI and needed to disappear for a while. Fifteen hours later, this reporter who had relied on an interview to oust the top commander of the US military in Afghanistan was killed after driving into a tree and igniting a fire.
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There has been much public discussion about this bizarre car accident, but the Los Angeles police said that the car accident should be an "accident." In this regard, some automotive experts pointed out that the safety performance of the current sports car has been improved a lot, even if it crashes at a high speed, there will rarely be a fire. Hastings sports car explosions and fires are very rare. Regarding these abnormal situations, there are voices saying that Mike Hastings' car may have been moved or secretly replaced, or it may have been caused by a hacker invading the car system and causing a car accident.
This kind of speculation is directly related to the increasing "smartness" of automobiles in recent years. Domestic well-known hacker Wan Tao told Tencent Technology that whether a hacker can invade an intelligent system depends on whether the system is intrusive. The cause of a car accident also depends on the scope of control of the smart car's control module, but when invading a smart car system can gain benefits, this intrusion may become a trend.
Smart cars are gradually becoming a new target for hackers
As far as the situation is concerned, many automobile companies have integrated information technology into their driving systems. In June of this year, Ford Motor announced a package of in-vehicle smart system development plans, including the introduction of MyFord Touch, the release of nine smartphone applications based on the AppLink platform, and will work with Baidu and China Unicom to integrate more voice control applications that can be used in Ford. .
Prior to this, Ford had worked with Microsoft and Sony to build the SYNC system and audio-visual system, and then jointly developed automotive applications with Google, Facebokk and other US IT giants. Alan Mulally, President of Ford Motor Co., said publicly, "People can enjoy the convenience of the Internet in the car. I think this will be the future development trend of automobiles."
Apple is also stepping up cooperation with automakers. Recently, Apple released a new "iOS in the Car" plan at WWDC, hoping to fully integrate the iOS7 system into the car platform of major auto manufacturers. The system will provide services such as iOS maps and Siri voice assistant.
GM also put forward its own ideas about the future of smart cars. GM's future intention engine, an artificial intelligence technology, will play an important role. This technology can analyze past driving operations, combine current vehicle conditions and related data, speculate on the driver's intentions, and provide some options. For example, when a car is driving on a rural road, it can remind the driver of the location of the gas station and monitor the driving route.
It can be seen that the smart car system will bring more convenience to life, but at the same time, hackers are also eyeing it. As early as 2010, more than one hundred vehicles in Austin, Texas, USA were hacked due to network brake system software, which was paralyzed or unable to start, or the car had a whistle failure.
Considering the possible failures caused by hacker control of the automobile system, some computer scientists have experimented with two versions of new vehicles. They found that the reasons for this risk boil down to the following aspects: ubiquitous computer control, decentralized internal connectivity, and an increasing number of telematics interfaces that provide application software platforms for external network access.
Alternative cost of intelligence: from life to privacy
Wan Tao, the founder of China ’s Hawk League, known as the “Godfather of Hackers,†told Tencent Technology that there are many possibilities for threats caused by hacking into smart car systems, which mainly depends on the scope of control of the smart car ’s control module and whether the system is Invasive. For example, a simple electronic module that controls the temperature will not affect the driving safety of the driver; the GPS module being invaded will lead to the leakage of the vehicle's driving trajectory; the intrusion system installing a camera in the car will cause personal privacy to be stolen.
In this regard, Wan Tao said that when gaining profits as a supporting point, intrusion into smart car systems is likely to become a trend, and modules and systems that involve driving safety need to be cautious.
In this way, people can't seem to rely on the intelligence of cars. Of course, car companies have also taken some actions to ensure the safety of drivers. Ford has taken a lot of security measures in the SYNC system, including only allowing users to install Ford-approved factory software and security settings, and requiring customers to enter random passwords when surfing the Internet. In order to protect the driver's safety, the WiFi hotspot function will be activated when the car is on the road. Ford also uses two firewalls on the SYNC system. One is similar to the home WiFi router and the other is a separate CPU to prevent the car. The illegal information is sent to other modules.
It seems that auto companies have made adequate preparations for the development of smart cars, so what will happen to the smart car market in the future? Wan Tao said that there is a market only when there is demand. The future development of smart cars is related to the development of transportation, and it also depends on the driving needs of drivers. For those who pursue a sense of driving, the intelligent system is of little significance; but for those with insufficient driving experience, it is a good remedy, which can effectively solve various problems that occur during their driving.
The development of science and technology has indeed made life more and more convenient, but the threat to personal safety caused by this cannot be underestimated, and drivers should remain highly vigilant.
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