It might seem like something out of a futuristic crime thriller, but auto safety experts are warning that hackers could infiltrate gadgetry in automobiles, and use these to infiltrate safety gadgets.

Many cars now come with voice -activated GPS systems that drivers can use to ask for directions, and voice-activated communications systems to listen to phone calls and have messages read out.  The same cars also have a number of electronic safety technology designed to prevent accidents.  However, experts are now warning that hackers could manipulate safety technology in automobiles via entertainment gadgets.

According to the President of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there’s definitely a risk that something like this could happen.  While automakers have been filling their cars with a lot of high-tech gadgets, they are leaving a lot of holes open for hackers to infiltrate.  Automobiles have different entertainment and safety technologies, but manufacturers have not really bothered to make the technologies fool proof or hack-proof.

Last week at a conference in Washington, experts said that they did not envision a scenario where a hacker could infiltrate an automobile’s safety technologies, and crash the car.  However, the scientists have found several vulnerabilities in systems that link cars and communication devices.  In one experiment, the researchers were able to infiltrate the car’s music system, and use it to access safety technologies.

As a Deer Park personal injury lawyer, I am even more concerned about these risks because I believe the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lacks the expertise necessary to deal effectively with any problems involving electronics in cars.

Vuk Vujasinovic is a Board Certified Houston personal injury attorney who practices Houston auto accident and other personal injury cases.

For more info on how Vuk can help you with your potential case please call him at (877) 724-7800 or fill out the contact form on the right.

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