I can't. I just can't.

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[–] 65 points 6 months ago (6 children)

yesterday on a police chase livestream on YouTube the cops tried to shut down a car that was running from them by calling the company. They got a spike strip before they could get it worked out but even hearing that it's an option is absolutely dystopian

here's the vod btw
https://www.youtube.com/live/-d9lHib8FJM

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    is absolutely dystopian

    Esp because they could already use, you know... a spike strip!

    It feels kinda like targeted v dragnet surviilance debate. Targeted feels OK if you get a warrant from a judge, use the legal procedures. But dragnet makes for a dystopia. Similar here. I don't want a global ability for some centralized db to flip a bit and stop any body's car across the world. Or, worst case, hacked and stops EVERYBODYs car at once.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Or, worst case, hacked and stops EVERYBODYs car at once.

    I've always envisioned this scenario a little more absurd. I always imagined a hacker hacking a city full of autonomous vehicles and commanding them all to drive to a single tiny cul-de-sac. Imagine the traffic jam when a million cars all try to drive to the same tiny suburban side street all at once.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Hasn’t GM OnStar vehicles had this tech since 2009?

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