The industry is seen as not having taken enough steps to reduce the problem. A recent study from KPMG said that the average new car has more code - and therefore more entry points for hackers - than a Boeing 787. The average car has 40 to 59 computers that use 20 million lines of code. Setting standards in the sector - bringing together lawyers, regulators, IT specialists and mechanics - could be a gigantic undertaking. Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has made the suggestion.

A way round the controls

Bryant Walker Smith, law professor of the University of South Carolina, said: 'It's the same thing you see in any industry: you do more and someone finds a way around it.' Source: State Journal