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Martin8412 t1_iuf6f4u wrote

Reply to comment by Poltras in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom

Until someone spoofs that signal and supplies false information killing people

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Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_iuffrph wrote

Which would be a crime. People may do that, but then it's up to the law to find them and hold them accountable, just like any other dangerous or improper violation of traffic or any other laws.

That strikes me as the same as saying because some dumb teens throw boulders off of overpasses and kill people we shouldn't have overpasses.

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Phssthp0kThePak t1_iug6zqt wrote

Yeah but it's easier to catch teenagers running down a bridge.

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DrCashew t1_iuh0u6g wrote

It would actually be easier to catch someone sending an illegal wireless signal, since it would need a transmitter.

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Deranged40 t1_iugdhil wrote

I'm confident that will be exactly as big of a problem as people getting into fatal wrecks due to stolen stop signs.

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Martin8412 t1_iuk198u wrote

Not really comparable. Humans have a sense of their surroundings.

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Deranged40 t1_iuk2iiu wrote

It is a perfectly comparable scenario. My Honda Civic already has a sense of its surroundings, and it's not "self driving" at all. It knows when I'm swaying out of the lane, it knows when I need to slam on the brakes. And that sense will only improve as we do take the step into full automation.

Cars that are using signals from the street won't ever be only relying on those signals, they'll be relying on visual and audio (sonar/ultrasonic range finding) methods as well.

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Andyb1000 t1_iuf89dz wrote

ETO Gruppe are utilising a tamper proof ledger in their system. Each unit will be individually registered upon installation and should negate any issues with malicious actors. If it’s proven to work at scale then it could accelerate the adoption of a global standard for IOT enabled devices.

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