Talking cars: the next hacking target

In the near future, your car will be equipped with life-saving computer software that can prevent accidents. But that technology also creates a major opening for cyber terrorists.

The U.S. government in the next decade will require vehicle-to-vehicle communication, or V2V. Cars will coordinate by talking to each other -- and interacting with the road too. A car equipped with V2V will sense traffic up ahead and automatically hit the brakes if you're about to get into a collision.

This network could help avoid 80% of the crashes involving sober drivers. That would save nearly 20,000 lives per year, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures.
But security experts warn that connecting a computer's wireless communications technology with its core controls could pave the way for cyberattacks on automobiles.
As computers, cars can be hacked. The only thing stopping a fatal cyber hijacking right now is that most cars aren't yet hooked up to the cellular network. That's already changing. The next generation fleet is made of wirelessly connected cars.
But even then, the wireless hub feeding your entertainment system doesn't have to connect to core controls, like steering. However, the federal government's V2V program will change that too.
 
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