As someone with a little background in software, taking control of the vehicle is plausible. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.
We’re all pretty sure Hastings was up to something someone wasn’t happy about. That’s made clear by his electronic trail and his associates. I also haven’t seen the media write this off as a conspiracy theory to that degree either (anyone calling MSNBC media doesn’t belong on this site). We have to also remember that many in the media are just scared too - but don’t expect to hear that on the evening news.
Taking Hastings out in this fashion sends a message not because of the means, but simply because it happened, and most suspect it wasn’t an accident.
With that said, if you can remotely start, stop, unlock an get an email report from your vehicle, digital logic dictates it can be controller remotely if you know how to get in. However, there are overrides even in the latest vehicles or within the driver, e.g. emergency brakes, or simply brushing against other vehicles causing enough damage to slow yourself down.
On another note, I remember being told by someone whose parents survived tyranny that one of the hallmarks of a tyrannical state is when journalists become targets of the state, then start vanishing.
Just sayin’.
“I remember being told by someone whose parents survived tyranny that one of the hallmarks of a tyrannical state is when journalists become targets of the state, then start vanishing.”
I think USA journalists are waking up to “Utopia” and soiling themselves.