Here are the most common car hacks and how manufacturers can better protect their cars from them. Vehicle hacking refers to all the ways in which hackers can exploit weaknesses in a vehicle's software, hardware, and communication systems to gain unauthorized access. Below are a few examples of different attacks that hackers can perform on other services inside a vehicle in order to hack self-driving cars. Cyber threats include ransomware, a hacker who gains access to your car's infotainment system, and even a hacker who can remotely control your car. With the help of electronic accessories and software, a determined hacker can intercept or block your remote control signal, break into your car's software, and even remotely control your car.

Sphero is introducing a new robot today on Kickstarter. Called RVR, which can either be pronounced just like it's spelled or like "rover," the robot is a development platform designed to be a bridge between educational robots like Sphero and more sophisticated and expensive platforms like Misty. It's mostly affordable, very expandable, and comes from a company with a lot of experience making robots. For a US $199 Kickstarter pledge, this looks like a very solid little robot, carefully thought-out and designed to be rugged and durable. It comes with an ambient light sensor, RGB color sensor, 9-axis IMU, IR sensors, magnetic encoders for the wheels, and a bunch of LEDs.