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Old 09-05-2013, 12:28 AM   #14 (permalink)
niky
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I don't see hacking as being an issue with a properly secured system. The problem with TPMS is that those systems basically have no security, and getting the car into a tizzy fit by messing with one would be ridiculously easy if you figure out what signals to send.

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Also, eventually, we could make the communication passive. I imagine it would be much like programming "flocking" behaviour into the cars, in which each car independently chooses how close or how far from the car ahead to travel. It will also monitor the cars behind to ensure optimum safety when accelerating or decelerating.

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Hell... teach the computers to "glide"... like birds do when flying in formation... that would be awesome.
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