Car hacking is the future – and sooner or later you'll be hit

Security is finally being taken seriously but the fact that we are increasingly entrusting our lives to self-driving cars creates unease

"Car companies are finally realising that what they sell is just a big computer you sit in," says Kevin Tighe, a senior systems engineer at the security testing firm Bugcrowd.

It's meant to be a reassuring statement: proof that the world's major vehicle manufacturers are finally coming to terms with their responsibilities to customers, and taking the security of vehicles seriously.