Appears that the steering was very precise.
In order for a hacker to alter the path of a vehicle, interfacing with the ABS, Steering, Stability control, Traction Control, etc. systems, there must be some system for real time interfacing with the vehicle control computers. I’m not aware of any vehicle systems having this type of communication system. It would have to be wireless, such as satellite phone, cell phone, or wide area Wi-Fi. To steer it into a pole, the hacker would require VERY FAST communication, including video.
All they have to do is take control of acceleration.
Other articles I’ve seen here say it’d be child’s play.
Not really. You just program the car to wait until X event has happened (eg driving over a certain speed) and the floor the accelerator while killing the brakes. Almost guarnated assassination.
It really is that easy.
Appears that the steering was very precise.
Sounds like drone technology, applied to a car.
Wireless communications systems are already present in many newer vehicles. Onstar and other systems rely on cell phone type links.