re: the innovation and
re: the innovation and upgrades usually happen faster than security measures can keep pace.
This is pure editorializing, and it's also untrue. Security does not HAVE to be an afterthought. It is frequently and should always concurrently engineered as part of the design spec for systems where safety ought to be a concern.
Furthermore, autos are not mobile phones. Mobile phones do not fly down the freeway like a giant missile at 80 MPH on their own. Autos should have the strictest safety and security requirements that can be devised, given the fact that they are always a lethal weapon at any speed, and because there are so many of them. They are no different, in terms of lethality, than putting a gun or even an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) into the hands of each and every driver. Given the ability to surruptiously take over electronics, this represents the greatest possibility for a mass terrorist attack in human history. If even a mere 0.01% of cars on the roadway were to be taken over all at once, the casualties could easily number into the 1000s or higher. This sounds like the greatest opportunity for Al Qaeda or similar group to pull off something 100 times bigger than the 9/11 attacks.