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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Terrorists could hijack remote cars and use them as weapons to ‘maintain emotional distance from victims’

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Terrorists could hijack remote vehicles to use as weapons without needing to be involved in the crash themselves, the Law Commission of England and Wales has warned.

Remote driving technology is already in use for moving vehicles in controlled environments such as warehouses, farms and mines, raising the need to establish how such vehicles could be regulated on public roads.

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