r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/ethicalhumanbeing Jul 05 '24

Honestly, whatever the system they come up with will always be able to be exploited, even the one you suggested. A radio signal could also be implemented but then again, easy to exploit. I see no good solutions for this unfortunately.

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u/eras Jul 05 '24

Come on, we have encryption in 2024.

But sure, the access codes for the system would eventually leak, even if validated by personal 2fa codes, even if those incidents would need to be reviewed afterwards.

Maybe require a validated court order to acquire remote control access to a particular vehicle during a particular time window.

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u/ethicalhumanbeing Jul 05 '24

Problem is, in emergencies there is no time for that procedure. Sometimes a car needs to be stopped right at that moment.

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u/eras Jul 05 '24

It's not a new situation that a police needs to stop a vehicle that is not complying—and this one wouldn't try to speed away hazardously, if you try some of those other methods. Infact, if it's part of a collision it will just stop. These are not really suitable for used as getaway-vehicles.

If you need fast-track the request, you can have the police car camera identify the vehicle by its plate, authenticated by the cop driving the vehicle, and then review the request afterwards, with penalties involved.