Autonomous vehicles can become weapons

The director of the blackcberry technology company, John Chen, warns of the additional risk of autonomous cars, because of the possibility of their revenge, which could turn them into guns in the hands of criminals.

Even though Blackberry works on developing her autonomous technology in driving in collaboration with Chinese internet giant Baidu, the company warns of the risks this technology carries.

Chen says these cars have in many computer code lines rather than standard combat planes, which allows hackers vast space for misuse.

"Auttomobile" can easily be infected with viruses and completely transformed into weapons. If a hacker can get it, you can imagine what he can do. I can make the car 90% safe from the virus, but once it gets on the road, these conditions should be checked regularly “, Chen said.

Chen stresses there are still many challenges before autonomous vehicles become a massive phenomenon on the street.

“VE-management is still considerably dependent on human error and security control. The rules and requirements of technological security must be created before these vehicles are allowed to take to the streets”, Blackberry director says.

Autonomous technology is also a major challenge for insurance companies and lawmakers, who must decide who will be responsible in case of an accident.