Since cars are connected to the Internet, there is the fear of hackers. If a user can start his car via the smartphone App and there is possibly others butt in or it may even happen that someone takes over the control of braking or steering
The auto industry beckons from previously. The systems are safe. But now throws a Schnitzer BMW new question. Around 2.2 million cars equipped with Internet connections Series Connected Drive could be disrupted by radio because of an encryption error with technical skill.
This is no great drama, but the case shows that even things that should not happen occur when someone makes a mistake. And that a gap can make it through all the quality controls in the series. The ADAC discovered the vulnerability and warned the manufacturer - the upgraded then soon after.
The problem and the concerns there are ultimately being moved in the car computer. In 2011 it was university researchers from San Diego and Washington succeeded in using a manipulated music file in the computer systems Onstar and Sync, advance technology by General Motors and Ford. In addition, they were able to install via the service interface for workshops WLAN malicious software in the car.
