Chrysler is Internet-enabling your car as a way to accelerate death

From the holy-shit-how-did-they-not-test-this department, Fox News tells us that it is possible for hackers to seize control of a moving Chrysler automobile, fiddle with the radio, turning on the windshield wipers, or more ominously, controlling the transmission and the brakes. Considering the source (Fox Newsertainment), I am unsure whether to believe this. But there is also a piece on Wired. If true, seriously, Holy Shit.

Yes, APIs are everywhere.

Here’s an idea for the API team at Chrysler that has made the driveline remotely programmable – you guys should talk to the security team at Chrysler.

Update:Chrysler is recalling 1.4 million cars over this.