Tesla to release Autopilot update under shadow of security hack

Hacking into a phone is unlikely to physically hurt the victim. A security research team in China hacked into a Tesla Model S and said they took over the car's brakes from 12 miles away. A video released this week shows members of the research team being thrust forward as the remote hacker slammed the brakes on command. The demonstration took place in an empty parking lot. The team from Keen Security Lab, an arm of Tencent, also used a laptop computer to turn on the windshield wipers, retract the side view mirror and pop open the trunk, all while the car was moving.