After years of mounting evidence that cyberattackers can remotely seize control of a car’s entire system, lawmakers and the auto industry are finally starting to act.
On Capitol Hill, two senators this week introduced the Car Spy Act, which would direct the government to create standards that shield cars from vicious hacks. Upton and Pallone recently spearheaded a letter sent to 17 automakers pressing for details on plans to bolster vehicle cyber defenses.
And on the industry side, Chrysler pleasantly surprised some security specialists on Friday by recalling roughly 1.4 million vehicles. The automaker was spurred by the Wired article, in which a reporter sat in a Jeep going 70 miles per hour as hackers manipulated the air-conditioning and toggled on the windshield wipers — before cutting the transmission.
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