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Comment by vbezhenar | Hacker News Reader

It'll allow criminals to intercept and kill drivers in empty roads, not very good solution. At least driver should be able to disable this system.

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A "law enforcement has requested that your car pull over automatically, press here if you don't want this to happen" dialog would serve the need here while also protecting passengers from bad actors.

How do you differentiate between “real” law enforcement and fake ?

Well, you could look to see if the cops are behind you. If it's a malicious actor posing in cop cars already, I think there's bigger issues, since most will stop if they see they're being followed by a cop with their lights on.

In my country you could choose not to stop and instead drive to the nearest police station, if you have doubts whether cops are legitimate. They are supposed to escort you or something like that.

Isn’t this an issue with or without a self-driving car?

In the US you can call 112 to verify it. Also you can turn on you hazzard lights slow down and drive to a safe place, most cops are thankful when you avoid stopping on a dangerous part of the highway like narrow shoulders or ramps.

You just always push it, and get pulled over the old fashioned way.

Hence the “how will we secure them” at some point there will be no driver, even if the car still has a steering wheele and controls you might be in the back seat napping while the car drives you.

Audi already has a backseat traffic driver mode where you can get a foot rub while the car drives in traffic.

This will eventually require a solution.

Where's the profit in that? Generally criminals are motivated by profit, and wanton destruction.

Steal car and everything inside.

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