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I agree with the danger of networked cars but most other things are already possible now. Leaving a bag with explosives in a train is easy, equipping a drone wi

by patall 10y ago

I agree with the danger of networked cars but most other things are already possible now. Leaving a bag with explosives in a train is easy, equipping a drone with explosives and flying it into a parade as well. Manipulating the traffic light system, etc. Self-driving cars may be another possibility in terrorist attacks but most of the things described are not really a problem of self-driving vehicles but rather problems inherent of mass transportation or the internet of things.

Florin_Andrei 10y ago
> equipping a drone with explosives and flying it into a parade as well Ever since at least last year I keep waiting for the news to break out: drone + computer vision + navigation system + some kind of weapon (maybe a gun, maybe a poison dart) - all that stuff sent to seek someone out and "deal" with them. Totally doable. Just a matter of time.
- imaginenore 10y ago
  I wonder how they protect the important people (president, VP) from something like that. Modern drones are crazy fast. RC jet planes are insanely fast.
  - unclenoriega 10y ago
    Defensive drone swarm? It's drones all the way down.
  - Florin_Andrei 10y ago
    > RC jet planes Holy JC on a bicycle, I didn't even think of that. Yeah, good point. Forgot about those.
  - kwhitefoot 10y ago
    But they aren't important people.
dubya 10y ago
Explosives require someone somewhat near the target. Making a significant proportion of self-driving cars malfunction could be done from anywhere, in theory. Even if it didn't kill many people, it would hurt the economy for a while.
bostik 10y ago
> equipping a drone with explosives and flying it into a parade Coat the explosive material with a (hemi)sphere of ball bearings, and you have a flying claymore mine. The Finnish military has a nickname for large claymore mines: Refugee TV. I can't imagine what they would call a swarm of drone variants.

by patall 10y ago

Florin_Andrei 10y ago

> equipping a drone with explosives and flying it into a parade as well Ever since at least last year I keep waiting for the news to break out: drone + computer vision + navigation system + some kind of weapon (maybe a gun, maybe a poison dart) - all that stuff sent to seek someone out and "deal" with them. Totally doable. Just a matter of time.

imaginenore 10y ago
I wonder how they protect the important people (president, VP) from something like that. Modern drones are crazy fast. RC jet planes are insanely fast.
- unclenoriega 10y ago
  Defensive drone swarm? It's drones all the way down.
- Florin_Andrei 10y ago
  > RC jet planes Holy JC on a bicycle, I didn't even think of that. Yeah, good point. Forgot about those.
- kwhitefoot 10y ago
  But they aren't important people.

dubya 10y ago

Explosives require someone somewhat near the target. Making a significant proportion of self-driving cars malfunction could be done from anywhere, in theory. Even if it didn't kill many people, it would hurt the economy for a while.

bostik 10y ago

> equipping a drone with explosives and flying it into a parade Coat the explosive material with a (hemi)sphere of ball bearings, and you have a flying claymore mine. The Finnish military has a nickname for large claymore mines: Refugee TV. I can't imagine what they would call a swarm of drone variants.