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The arrival of autonomous vehicles (AV, or self-driving vehicles) on the public highways is getting closer. Just this month (June 2017), Nutonomy announced a partnership with Lyft for R&D on its existing AV testing on the streets of Boston. Lyft announced yesterday that by 2025 it will provide "at least 1 billion rides per year using electric autonomous vehicles." Also this week, Japanese robotics firm ZMP announced its plan to have an AV taxi on the streets of Tokyo in time for the 2020 Olympics. The need for AV regulation is pressing.
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee responded Tuesday by releasing bipartisan principles for AV legislation ahead of a Wednesday hearing titled 'Paving the way for self-driving vehicles.' The authors of the principles, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), plan to introduce legislation, but have so far set neither a date nor deadline for this.
The principles focus on safety, promoting innovation, tech-neutral legislation, clarification over federal and state responsibilities, public education, and -- of course -- cybersecurity. The last is minimal. The document states that cybersecurity must be included 'from the very beginning of their development,' and that "Legislation must address the connectivity of self-driving vehicles and potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities before they compromise safety."
Source: SecurityWeek
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday June 18 2017, @12:07AM (4 children)
Easy to fix. Make them care. Make punitive damages on lawsuits actually impact their bottom line significantly. Make shoddy, non-updated security something you can be held liable for in situations where damages are real rather than digital.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday June 18 2017, @12:27AM (1 child)
If you lose all your important data in the cloud, is that real damage?
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday June 18 2017, @01:34AM
Nah, on-site backups cover that. My porn is safe.
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Sunday June 18 2017, @02:25AM (1 child)
Sounds easy to fix, try pushing a change like that through the existing legislative/judicial system and see what blowback hits you in the face.
You're right in principle - practice may take decades to even get started.
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday June 18 2017, @03:40AM
Yeah, simple != easy. Poor choice of words.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.