04/17/18 Autonomous Cars as Smart Companions

Peggy interviews Siraj Shaikh, professor of systems security, Coventry University, who says what is promising about autonomous vehicles is there are some great visions by industry leaders. He thinks of autonomous cars as smart companions that we work with and at different times of a journey they take over so we can be more productive. He explains in terms of safety and security we need to take that very seriously, saying we need to pay attention to this because there are people who will abuse this. To put things in perspective, the market for autonomous driving applications is much higher and the winner in this scenario would be industry and companies that prioritize safety and security.