Fuel for thought: Can a driverless car get arrested?

This article examines the emerging security risks of autonomous vehicles, outlining how attackers could monetize or weaponize driverless fleets through remote takeover and extortion (“drivesomware”), GPS jamming, traffic-jam-as-a-service, blocking emergency services, and cargo theft, while noting a non-malicious EV failure as a cautionary example; it advocates safety-first engineering with human override controls, passenger-accessible emergency stops, and automatic alerts to fleet operations and emergency services.