> The problem is that you can't "remotely control the car".
The assumption is that the highly networked car has some kind of security vulnerability that allows malicious users to take control and perform acts of terror.
Since this is in software, the attacker can theoretically scale the attack to involve all cars on the road with the same vulnerabilities, which could be millions of vehicles.
This problem is not unique to self driving cars - just any highly networked car with software control of key systems, like a modern Tesla. However, a full self driving car may not manual overrides that allow the passenger to stop the vehicle.
The assumption is that the highly networked car has some kind of security vulnerability that allows malicious users to take control and perform acts of terror.
Since this is in software, the attacker can theoretically scale the attack to involve all cars on the road with the same vulnerabilities, which could be millions of vehicles.
This problem is not unique to self driving cars - just any highly networked car with software control of key systems, like a modern Tesla. However, a full self driving car may not manual overrides that allow the passenger to stop the vehicle.