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I've just seen this infographic showing that 5G connectivity is also about "car to car communication" (among other things): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJCxYZ1
by mtgx 9y ago
I've just seen this infographic showing that 5G connectivity is also about "car to car communication" (among other things):
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJCxYZ1XoAAm_CL.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJCxYZ1XoAAm_CL.jpg:large
I really hope that's just wishful thinking from companies like Qualcomm and wireless operators and not something car makers are actually considering.
Making the cars' critical systems (such as the self-driving systems, which would respond based on other cars' actions in car to car communication) be accessible from the internet sounds like a terrible idea. This is why I hope this type of law is not rushed, as car makers and companies like Uber and Google/Waymo hope it will be.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoThere's a lot of potential gain from car-to-car communication, but I also see a huge risk. I can be reasonably confident in my car's own sensors, but only God knows what my car is being told by other cars about the world; the opportunities for malicious activity there are huge. It's hard to imagine a system that uses V2V that doesn't rely on some manner of trust, like a closed/encrypted system with car manufacturers having CA-like signing authority or something. And if I've ever learning anything, it's that car companies are not great at network security.
- smileysteve 9y agoI too saw F8 and The Furious.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoHa, I actually have not. Though I did see the trailer which looked ridiculous.
- csours 9y agoI don't think you can call V2X rushed, as it the first version of the standard was published in 2002. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-everything https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle-to-everything