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That could happen during a massive, remotely-triggered software update.



Just imagine a batch of cars with malfunctioning inertial sensors (it's brought down more than a few of my drones). GPS and perception (through ML or LIDAR) will work most of the time to override such errors, but if there was a second malfunction... "The car is swerving left at 1m/s; correct right."


Like the one that happened some days ago with Occulus helmets.


That could happen because of a malicious 'time-bomb' placed by a hostile state actor in such an update.




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