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Can driverless cars be hacked? | The Economist
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August 12, 2026
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2:07Now PlayingAs autonomous vehicles arrive on public roads, how do you stop hackers taking the wheel? On Inside Tech Alex Hern asks Alex Kendall, chief executive of Wayve, a British start-up, how cars that depend on software updates can be kept secure and what defences are being developed to protect them.
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