New guidelines have been issued for automakers and developers seeking to protect the computers that control vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggested a series of protections to prevent a vehicle from misbehaving even when it is hacked, according to the
Read morePosts made in October, 2016
October 2016
28 Oct
2016
Cyberthieves have a new target to get at your money: ATMs. The automated teller machine is getting a security upgrade to accept debit and credit cards with security chips, like the check-out lines, but the slow transition is an opportunity
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26 Oct
2016
There’s a lot of excitement and hype around driverless vehicles. From President Obama to Uber, the claim is that self-driving cars can help save lives. “One of the hardest questions to answer is, ‘How do these cars compare to human
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25 Oct
2016
For the first time in nearly a decade the number of teenagers involved in deadly car crashes is rising, according to new federal data. The data reveals a 10 percent increase in teen driving deaths over last year. The most
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14 Oct
2016
Self-driving cars are already on the road and it won’t be long until the roads will be flooded with them. Some estimates show that 25 percent of all cars sold will be self-driving by 2030. California regulators have proposed banning
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13 Oct
2016
A swarm of earthquakes at the Salton Sea set off a wave of anxiety among Southern Californians. Earlier this month, the swarm prompted scientists to issue a warning for an elevated risk of earthquakes. The alert is rare, leading the
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03 Oct
2016
California home buyers could look toward more affordable inland areas, such as the Inland Empire, with housing prices expected to rise again in 2017, according to a new industry forecast. The California Association of Realtors predicts housing prices in the state
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