Editor’s Note: Will the federal requirements for cyber security and driver protection be defined and measured through voluntary consensus standards?
From: FierceMobileIT
‘Thieves no longer need a crowbar to break into your car, they just need an iPhone,’ says Sen. Markey
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Connected cars are a welcome addition to the roads as long as they meet the safety standards Americans have demanded in their vehicles, said Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), who spoke during the keynote session of the Connected Cars USA 2016 forum. Markey has a history of automotive legislation and sits on several relevant subcommittees in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
The senator commissioned about a year ago a report called Tracking & Hacking: Security & Privacy Gaps Put American Drivers At Risk (.pdf), which outlines some of the weaknesses automakers still have in cybersecurity. He said a car that can be taken over remotely or otherwise is simply unfit for the road.
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