Computer scientists have carried out one of the first detailed security analyses of the security implications of increased use of computer systems in cars, finding systems surprisingly easy to hack or disrupt.
A research paper from academics at the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego, evaluates the implications of the cars that rely on the smooth operation of dozens of networked computer processors to monitor and control key systems.

A typical family car runs 100 MB of binary code spread across 50

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