Researchers worry that hackers could turn connected cars into roadblocks

As carmakers continue to pack their newest models with all manner of "smart" technology, researchers are concerned that connected vehicles will become an increasingly irresistible target for hackers. A new study by scientists with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Multiscale Systems, Inc., suggests that if hackers find serious vulnerabilities in internet-connected cars they could easily halt traffic in entire cities with the push of a button. The study uses the science of physics to predic...