Tesla's alleged rogue employee is exactly what Congress is worried about with self-driving cars
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/tesla-lawsuit-highlights-risks-of-inside-threat.html
Tesla's lawsuit against former employee Martin Tripp alleges that he hacked computer systems to steal intellectual property, not to harm drivers of the company's cars.
But the idea that a malicious insider could successfully tamper with software used in the vehicles' battery testing process is more fodder for worst-case scenarios raised by lawmakers over self-driving cars.
Tesla's alleged rogue employee is exactly what Congress is worried about with self-driving cars
Jun 20, 2018, 8:33pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/tesla-lawsuit-highlights-risks-of-inside-threat.html
> Tesla's lawsuit against former employee Martin Tripp alleges that he hacked computer systems to steal intellectual property, not to harm drivers of the company's cars.
> But the idea that a malicious insider could successfully tamper with software used in the vehicles' battery testing process is more fodder for worst-case scenarios raised by lawmakers over self-driving cars.