Remote-crashing a bunch of trucks at once would grind the U.S. economy to a halt.
Could a terrorist cause a truck to wreck by hacking into its electronic logging device? A local trucker thinks it’s possible, but a University of Michigan researcher says it’s unlikely.‘Maximum Overdrive” is a campy Stephen King horror film about murderous machines come to life – including big rigs that run people down at a truck stop.
Could terrorists create a real-life scenario where killer trucks run amok, now that semis are federally mandated to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) instead of paper logs?
The idea concerns Jim March Simpson, a Fort Payne, Ala.-based trucker who describes himself as a “semi-professional security researcher.”
“Remote-crashing a bunch of trucks at once would grind the U.S. economy to a halt,” Simpson said.