Once again, Tesla returns to draw attention in the automotive sector with its succulent proposals. On this occasion, the brand proposes to give a Model3 valued at 59,000 euros to the hacker who manages to break the computer security system of the vehicle. The challenge will be solved at a cybersecurity event held in Vancouver, the Pwn20wn.
It is usual this type of events where large companies challenge hackers to guarantee and show consumers certain virtues of their products, but what is innovative is that this happens within the automotive sector. It would be the first time that a car undergoes a test of these characteristics, and it could not be other than Tesla who broke the rule.
The company could boast of being a pioneer in many aspects: it updates the software of its vehicles automatically, in 2014 it launched a program to detect errors and vulnerabilities making a difference within the sector and has a security system well above what is offered in the vehicle market. And so David Lau, vice president of vehicle software at Tesla, assured: “We develop our cars with the highest safety standards in all aspects, and the value of working with the safety research community is incalculable”