"It is worth to note that we used an unmodified car with latest firmware to demonstrate the attack," the hackers wrote. "Following the global industry practice on ’responsible disclosure’ of product security vulnerabilities, we have reported the technical details of all the vulnerabilities discovered in the research to Tesla. The vulnerabilities have been confirmed by Tesla Product Security Team. "The security snafus are the latest woes for the Tesla’s Model S, which saw a driver die in a crash in Florida while using Autopilot earlier this year when the vehicle slammed into a truck. "Tesla has already deployed an over-the-air software update... that addresses the potential security issues," the company told CNBC.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 21, 2016 09:11 UTC