In 2014, hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek using their laptops while in the car, took over a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a reporter for Wired, as they were traveling on the highway. The demonstration was shocking, and lead to the recall of 1.4 million vehicles. The previous year, hackers compromised a Ford Escape and a Toyota Prius, while sitting in the backseat.

I worked in the auto industry in Detroit and so did my family for 70+ years. The US auto company managers don't even have a clue how to use computers, much less know who to hire to make the software right in the first place. This is a serious problem.