A new report warns there is a real risk of normal, modern non-autonomous cars being taken over by a hostile hacker
By Jonny Bairstow, ENERGY LIVE NEWS
August 4, 2019
https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/08/04/cyberattack-on-internet-conne…
By Michael Finney, KGO 810 AM San Francisco, CA
August 3, 3019
Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment: http://www.kgoradio.com/2019/08/03/michael-finney-august-3-2019/
Adam Scow of Consumer Watchdog shares an Insider Report that Finds 2020 Connected Cars Vulnerable To Fleet Wide Hack
By David Goldstein, VENTURA COUNTY STAR
August 3, 2019
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/08/03/eco-tip-contrasting-…
On vacation in Europe over the past two weeks, I photographed some amazing sights. As my pictures show, even in crowded cities where cars line up for parking spaces, city planners have cordoned off extensive curbside space for the exclusive use of recycling collection.
Activists from Food & Water Watch, Save Porter Ranch, Consumer Watchdog and the Aliso Canyon Community Action Committee will demonstrate at a rally before the hearings, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to shut down the facility.
By Olga Grigoryants, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
August 2, 2019
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/08/02/san-fernando-valley-neighbors-will…
By Daniel Patrascu, AUTO EVOLUTION
August 2, 2019
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/hacked-cars-could-lead-to-thousands-…
ike any system that is controlled at least in part by a computer, cars can be hacked. This is a reality experts have been talking about for nearly a decade, despite that until now we're yet to see a coordinated attack against smart cars.
'I’m ready to get creative… and now you have somebody who’s receptive to that in the department’
By Evan Gahr, CALIFORNIA GLOBE
August 2, 2019
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/insurance-commish-toadies-for-ind…
By Staff Reporters, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP)
August 2, 2019
https://news.yahoo.com/cars-vulnerable-hacks-could-leave-thousands-dead…
A consumer advocacy group has warned that automakers are rolling out new vehicles increasingly vulnerable to hackers, which could result in thousands of deaths in the event of a mass cyberattack.
By Sam Mintz, POLITICO - Morning Transportation Report
August 1, 2019
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-transportation/2019/08/01/…
By Aaron Gordon, JALOPNIK
August 1, 2019
https://jalopnik.com/mazda-takes-drivers-seat-aboard-the-struggle-bus-1…
Internet-connected cars offer all kinds of safety and convenience improvements. But it also means your car is connected to the internet and, as we know all too well, once something is connected to the internet, someone is going to try and hack it.
By Ryan Daws, IoT NEWS
August 1, 2019
https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2019/aug/01/consumer-watchdog-cyberatt…
A report from Consumer Watchdog features 20 anonymous whistleblowers from the connected car industry voicing their concerns about cyberattacks.
By Staff Reporters, KTRK ABC TV-13, Houston, TX
August 1, 2019
https://abc13.com/automotive/internet-linked-cars-vulnerable-to-hackers…
A new report by more than a dozen whistleblowers suggests that internet-connected cars are a large national security threat.
Consumer Watchdog issued the report titled "Kill Switch: Why connected cars can be killing machines and how to turn them off."
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
August 1, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-08-01/gov…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that consumer advocates say could make it harder for dog and cat owners to collect pet insurance benefits.
GM, Ford and Toyota are among the automakers cited by Consumer Watchdog using whistleblower informants.
By Kevin Smith, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
July 31, 2019
https://www.dailynews.com/2019/07/31/report-finds-2020-cars-vulnerable-…
By Eric D. Lawrence, DETROIT FREE PRESS
July 31, 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2019/07/31/auto-cyberattacks-mas…
Warnings about connected vehicle vulnerabilities have been a steady drumbeat for years. Now a consumer-advocacy group is putting it in starker terms, suggesting a mass cyberattack against such vehicles could lead to Sept. 11-level casualties.
By Kevin Tripp, KABC 790AM Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
http://www.kabc.com/2019/07/31/a-consumer-advocate-says-drivers-are-at-…
Jamie Court with Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog says new internet-connected systems make many new cars vulnerable.
By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS
July 31, 2019
https://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2019/07/connected-car-can-be-hacked-ne…
The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog has issued a report, with the help of car industry technologists, that finds all the top 2020 cars have Internet connections to safety critical systems that leave them vulnerable to fleet wide hacks.
Our insider said most new 2020 model cars feature "info-tainment" systems with open internet connections that link with a car's computer technology; it contains all a hacker needs to crash a car you're driving
By Randy Mac, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/cyber-security-risks-new-c…
State insurance commissioner reported $83,000 in returned contributions dating back to 2013
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 31, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-31/lar…
By Julie Watts, KOVR TV-13 CBS, Sacramento, CA
July 31, 2019
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/hackers-could-remotely-gain-…
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new report warns some cars that are connected to the internet may be a threat to national security.
By Jorge Casuso, THE SANTA MONICA LOOKOUT
July 31, 2019
http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2019/July…
Imagine an attack as deadly as 9/11 only instead of aircraft slamming into buildings, 3,000 victims die on the road by losing control of their cars.
By Staff Reporters, KCBS/KCAL Los Angeles, CA
July 31, 2019
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/07/31/hackers-could-remotely-gain-…
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Hackers gaining control of your car while you are behind the wheel may sound like the plot of a science fiction movie, but the reality may not be that far off.
By Debra Kahn, PoliticoPRO
July 31, 2019
Regulators should protect drivers from car vulnerabilities stemming from hackers as vehicles rely increasingly on internet connectivity, Consumer Watchdog said Wednesday as it released a report on the issue.
The former state senator won’t turn over his calendar. It’s fair to wonder what he is hiding.
By the Editorial Board, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 30, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2019-07-3…
By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE
July 29, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article23…
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, under fire for accepting campaign contributions from insurance executives and their spouses, has yet to release his office calendars in response to public requests.
The groups say the name ‘Autopilot’ creates confusion among consumers
By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
July 29, 2019
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/consumer-groups-push-for-probe-int…
The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog have once again come together to lobby for a federal investigation into how Tesla markets its Autopilot driver-assistance system.
By Carla Marinucci and Jeremy B. White, POLITICO
July 29, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Embattled state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last week assured a convention of insurance executives that he would “start engaging the industry like never before” on issues that include giving insurers more access to drivers’ vehicle data — an effort long opposed by consumer advocates as a privacy invasion.
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 29, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-29/new…
One day in April, the California Assembly insurance committee passed a pet insurance bill that critics say could make it harder for consumers to collect benefits.
By Michael Hiltzik, LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 28, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-07-24/long-term-care-insura…
Jeffrey Gerber has had a front-row seat for the unfolding disaster in the long-term care insurance business.
Even the fact it’s called ‘Autopilot’ could seal the system’s fate.
By Gabe Beita Kiser, CAR BUZZ
July 27, 2019
https://carbuzz.com/news/tesla-s-autopilot-system-could-be-in-big-troub…
By Carlos Granda, KABC TV-7 Los Angeles, CA
July 27, 2019
Watch the video of this news segment here: https://abc7.com/society/dwp-customers-due-millions-more-in-refunds-att…]
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- There could be an additional $50 million in refunds for customers who were overbilled by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power back in 2013, attorneys say.
By Paul A. Eisenstein, CNBC
July 26, 2019
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/26/safety-groups-want-ftc-state-probes-of-…
Two consumer safety groups are calling for federal and state investigations of Tesla’s semi-autonomous technology in the wake of several fatal crashes linked to the system earlier this year.
Move comes after Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara says he is recused from all cases involving Applied Underwriters
By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
July 26, 2019
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2019-07-25/sta…
By Kristen Lee, JALPONIK
July 26, 2019
https://jalopnik.com/insurance-companies-baffled-by-new-driver-safety-t…
Here are the players involved: The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog (both consumer advocacy groups), the Federal Trade Commission, some state attorneys and Tesla. And it’s about, you guessed it, Autopilot.
By Michael Strong, THE DETROIT BUREAU
July 26, 2019
https://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2019/07/advocacy-groups-attack-teslas-…
Two of the most vocal critics of Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot feature renewed their calls for federal and state investigations of the EV maker, claiming the company’is engaging in “dangerously misleading and deceptive practices.”
By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY
July 25, 2019
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/25/18824969.php
MCKITTRICK, CA — At a time when oil and gas drilling continues to expand in California, Governor Gavin Newsom on July 24 visited the site of a big oil spill in Chevron’s Cymric oilfield in Kern County,
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 25, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-city-attorney-feuer-mayor-…
Four years ago, Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer cast himself as a champion for ratepayers socked by wildly inflated bills after the Department of Water and Power rolled out a disastrous new billing system.
By Steve Lopez, Columnist, LOS ANGELES TIMES
July 24, 2019
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-23/dwp-investigation-c…
The timing is perfect, isn’t it?
Here come the most searing, sweaty, sun-blasted days of the year, when the temperature and utility bills rise in unison. And right on cue, everyone’s favorite public agency in Los Angeles has stormed back into the news.
By Will Carruthers, THE NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN
July 24, 2019
https://www.bohemian.com/northbay/juiced/Content?oid=9026523
As summer brought blue skies to the North Bay, a recent editorial in Santa Rosa's Press Democrat was uncharacteristically out of sync with the editorial stances of California's two largest newspapers.
By The SACRAMENTO BEE Editorial Board
July 23, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article232988522.html
With the appearance of corruption threatening to undermine his legitimacy as California insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara would do well to review the classic steps of scandal management:
Step one: Admit the error.
Step two: Come clean.
Step three: Make a plan to do better, then follow through.
By Sharon McNary, LAIST.COM
July 22, 2019
https://laist.com/2019/07/22/ladwp_overbilling_scandal_the_fbi_just_rai…
FBI agents searched the downtown offices of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and City Attorney Mike Feuer on Monday.
By Jamie L. LaReau, DETROIT FREE PRESS
July 22, 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/07/22/nhtsa-…
The nation's top vehicle safety watchdog lacks expertise to properly assess defects and must rely too much on car companies, safety advocates say.
