Connected cars and the virus question

Back to this topic

Connected cars and the virus question · Proposed air date:

In 2005 Dr. Dave and Evil Steve ask whether Bluetooth and other external interfaces could eventually expose increasingly computerized cars to malicious software. They distinguish an unrealized risk from a present incident while recognizing that failures in traction and wheel control could carry consequences far beyond a crashed desktop computer.

3:49 · Technology History

Source recording

This excerpt runs from 0:32.354 to 4:20.994 within its preserved source recording.

Proposed recording date: 2005-08-06. The exact broadcast date may differ.

The source recording may be one part of a show. Use the full show link above to hear its available preserved recordings. Missing parts and uncertain dates are labeled on that page.

Browse the full episode archive