Hackers attacking the Jeep Cherokee

With the abundance of technology in today’s society, hackers present a serious issue. Just imagine driving your car while someone else across the country is controlling your vehicle- all controlled by a laptop. Andy Greenberg, a writer for WIRED, explains his experiences of this happening to him in a controlled test. He writes about a test conducted by two hackers who are currently friends of his. Andy drove the Jeep Cherokee on a highway in St. Louis, and his friendly hackers simultaneously took control of his vehicle. They had close to full control of the car, and there wasn’t anything that Greenberg could do to stop it. He describes his experience using pathos, and also uses ominous possibilities to scare the reader. The description of how everything happened captures the reader’s attention using a scare tactic; this one actually works. Greenberg uses his experience with an 18-wheeler to capture the true mood of the situation.

Greenberg also uses past experiences in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape to announce that Fiat Chrysler isn’t the only one with this fault. After taking notice of this dangerous fault in its car, Fiat Chrysler recalled Jeep Cherokees. Not something you want to see if you own one.  Greenberg also adds more pathos by adding a quote from one of the hackers, Charlie Miller, “If consumers don’t realize this is an issue, they should, and they should start complaining to carmakers. This might be the kind of software bug most likely to kill someone” (WIRED). In the presence of advanced vehicle technology, we need to be wary of our car’s technological safety.

source: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/

1 comment

  1. This is both seriously awesome and seriously terrifying at the same time. Good job identifying the use of a scare tactic in the article. It’s nice to see the company is trying to do something about this little bug.

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