The problem with Artificial Intelligence in Cars

What are the problems with artificial intelligence in Cars?

If you cannot override what artificial intelligence does in a car you are riding you might be dead.

This was something I was thinking about while riding in my cousin's new Tesla 90 doing zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds which likely means zero to 100 mph in 5 or 6 seconds.

Now imagine what happens if a criminal or government hacked a Tesla or other car and made it do zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds over a cliff from zero?

Would you or anyone else who might just be talking to someone in their car have anything they could do about that?

Likely no. It would just happen too fast.

The same with the automatic parking feature which allows you to park this car whether you are in the car or not.

Could this automatic parking feature be activated remotely? Eventually, likely this is true. Because Elon Musk is no slouch in design it might take a while, but it is important to realize that (especially after what happened a few years ago now by Iran with a predator drone when they made it land in Iran instead of in Iraq I believe so they could build their own predator drones which they are now, that cars or planes or boats with artificial intelligence (even the 9-11 planes had a version of this) could be hacked and flown remotely under specific conditions.

So, though I thought the Tesla 90 I rode in was wonderful technology wise, I personally wouldn't want to own one simply because I understand enough about how Artificial intelligence actually works to know they are vulnerable to criminals, governments etc. eventually and I don't want to be riding in one when that happens because the likely outcome is going to be people dying or maimed for life.

However, people like my cousin are driving a car like this mostly to make the gasoline or diesel their kids and grandkids have to buy cost less and they are also putting solar panels on their roofs so the electricity is free from the sun. He was also telling me that it is only 1 cent a mile for fuel even if he plugs it in to recharge in his garage.

So, I think people driving Teslas and other plug in electrics and hybrids are noble people helping mankind in this way.

However, they also might die by a hacker or computer malfunction caused by a lightning strike, a particle of dust in the wrong place, a loose electrical connection caused by a bump, or a fire caused by one of the 7000 batteries catching fire and burning up the whole car, especially in an accident.

However, yes, it is true we don't live in a perfect world. However, I likely don't want to own a plug in myself just because I want more control in my life in a situation like that. I want something mechanical that I have more control over in an emergency.

However, would I want to have a break from driving on a long trip?

Likely yes. However, I would be watching for the times when I needed to turn it off just like cruise control when needed so I didn't die.