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Cubic Telecom gets $46.5M to connect cars and other devices globally

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 As automakers ramp up their connected car initiatives, a company that has built a solution to link vehicles up to mobile networks globally has raised a significant round of funding from a group of investors that includes Audi and Qualcomm.
Cubic Telecom, a startup out of Dublin, Ireland, that has built a virtual networking solution that lets cars (and other devices) automatically connect to… Read More Continue reading Cubic Telecom gets $46.5M to connect cars and other devices globally→

Cubic Telecom gets $46.5M to connect cars and other devices globally

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 As automakers ramp up their connected car initiatives, a company that has built a solution to link vehicles up to mobile networks globally has raised a significant round of funding from a group of investors that includes Audi and Qualcomm.
Cubic Telecom, a startup out of Dublin, Ireland, that has built a virtual networking solution that lets cars (and other devices) automatically connect to… Read More Continue reading Cubic Telecom gets $46.5M to connect cars and other devices globally→

Unfixable Automobile Computer Security Vulnerability

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There is an unpatchable vulnerability that affects most modern cars. It’s buried in the Controller Area Network (CAN): Researchers say this flaw is not a vulnerability in the classic meaning of the word. This is because the flaw is more of a CAN standard design choice that makes it unpatchable. Patching the issue means changing how the CAN standard works… Continue reading Unfixable Automobile Computer Security Vulnerability→

Confusing Self-Driving Cars by Altering Road Signs

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Researchers found that they could confuse the road sign detection algorithms of self-driving cars by adding stickers to the signs on the road. They could, for example, cause a car to think that a stop sign is a 45 mph speed limit sign. The changes are subtle, though — look at the photo from the article. Research paper: “Robust Physical-World… Continue reading Confusing Self-Driving Cars by Altering Road Signs→

Confusing Self-Driving Cars by Altering Road Signs

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Researchers found that they could confuse the road sign detection algorithms of self-driving cars by adding stickers to the signs on the road. They could, for example, cause a car to think that a stop sign is a 45 mph speed limit sign. The changes are subtle, though — look at the photo from the article. Research paper: "Robust Physical-World… Continue reading Confusing Self-Driving Cars by Altering Road Signs→

Uber Drivers Hacking the System to Cause Surge Pricing

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Interesting story about Uber drivers who have figured out how to game the company’s algorithms to cause surge pricing: According to the study. drivers manipulate Uber’s algorithm by logging out of the app at the same time, making it think that there is a shortage of cars. […] The study said drivers have been coordinating forced surge pricing, after interviews… Continue reading Uber Drivers Hacking the System to Cause Surge Pricing→