The Head of CMU’s Robotics Lab Says Self-Driving Cars Are ‘Not Even Close’

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Uber’s specially modified self-driving cars to hit the road this month

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Uber to launch self-driving cars in Pittsburgh This Month — You can

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Hackers Stealing Cars

We’re seeing car thefts in the wild accomplished through hacking: Houston police have arrested two men for a string of high-tech thefts of trucks and SUVs in the Houston area. The Houston Chronicle reports that Michael Armando Arce and Jesse Irvin Zelaya were charged on August 4th, and are believed to be responsible for more than 100 auto thefts. Police… Continue reading Hackers Stealing Cars

Detecting Spoofed Messages Using Clock Skew

Two researchers are working on a system to detect spoofed messages sent to automobiles by fingerprinting the clock skew of the various computer components within the car, and then detecting when those skews are off. It’s a clever system, with applications outside of automobiles (and isn’t new). To perform that fingerprinting, they use a weird characteristic of all computers: tiny… Continue reading Detecting Spoofed Messages Using Clock Skew