Just how dangerous are self-driving cars?

Thus far, the dangers associated with self-driving cars have been largely relegated to their ability to safely navigate our roads and highways. But now the U.S. Department of Justice is interested in taking a closer look at a different kind of danger altogether -- and this has nothing to do with how well an autonomous vehicle can brake or steer. Rather, a new threat analysis team has been tasked with determining the potential security issues associated with not only self-driving cars, but other Internet of Things and connected devices as well. After all, if you can control everything from the palm of your hand, who's to say someone else can't do the same thing? Under Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, who heads the Justice Department's national security team, the new team seeks to secure the internet of things and protect it from potential terrorist threats.