Tesla recently had an incident where one of their cars got hacked into and forced to stop. The hacker was doing it not as an attack on Tesla but to show that the car is vulnerable to such potential threats. It is a good demonstration and reminder that with all the new cars becoming increasingly more electronic and dependent of computers such attacks can easily take place in the future. The Tesla is currently the most advanced car on the planet with online software updates and advanced design. Elon Musk's team quickly contacted the hacker not to slap him with a legal suit but to hire him to be part of the Tesla team. Smart move as this person obviously is talented and have the ability to help Tesla improve its online security and also potentially help push the car's development further.
This hacking exercise would also turn many observers to stick to traditional cars that are more mechanical and less dependent on electronics. The cars will be less complicated and would provide a better sense of security knowing that no one can hack something that is not connected digitally.
Like any evolution of technology there will be hurdles and also new challenges to face. Tesla's team took the right direction to pull in the talent rather than throw the law book at them. Had it been a large car maker, the situation would be quite different and the hacker would almost certainly be slapped with a legal suit.
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