(Ambulance sirens blaring)
(Voices over radio)
(Thrilling background music swells)
(Sound of car speeding up)
(Cars honking - sirens blaring)
(Typing)
(Music swells)
I discovered a zero day bug that puts autonomous vehicle users at risk. Call the team.
(Electronic music sounds)
I think you’ll want to take this.
Researchers found our back door.
I found a vulnerability in your proprietary mobility stack enabling unauthorized remote control over Bluetooth.
Your AVs are unsafe.
My crew engineered a free software patch that disables Bluetooth access to the onboard software.
Who are you?
I’m David. Aka Kernel Forge. We’re publishing in twenty-four hours.
Everybody out!
(Phone rings) I have a job for you.
I’m running the final test now.
I’ll upload it from our secure network at the lab. ETA half hour.
(Music swells)
(Motorcycle sounds) (Energetic music plays in background)
(Ambulance sounds)
(Motorcycle speeds up)
(Sirens blaring)
(Phone rings)
Dude, you’re never going to believe what’s going on!
What?!
I laid my bike down. I got run off the road by another biker.
I’m in an ambulance. One of those new autonomous models.
We were on the way to the hospital, but someone has taken control of the vehicle remotely.
I’ve got your location. Whoever’s doing this has to be close.
The same biker that ran me off the road is right behind us!
I’ll be there in two minutes.
(Energetic music plays)
(Motorcycle speeds up)
(Skidding sounds)
(Motorcycle continues)
(Sirens blaring)
(Ambulance brakes)
I transmitted a patch disabling remote control. Follow me.
The police arrested the mysterious rider. It turns out she was hired by DeceptiCor.
They knew about the bug!
It was a backdoor designed to open up a lucrative aftermarket in the private security industry.
DeceptiCor was putting millions of users are at risk!
Everyone should have the right to run, study, fix and share software they use.
Especially when it’s a matter of public safety!
(Motorcycle speeding over background music)
Proprietary software poses unacceptable risks in a world of increased dependence on automated systems.
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