Re: "unauthorised alterations" eh?
Who wants to bet that there will be a hack that makes the car think it is driving when in reality you are?
As cars become more automated they will become something else in the same way that horseless carriages became something unlike a carriage without horses. What do you think, Pods, (trans)Porters, Autos? I like the latter as it emphasizes the auto in automobile as re-uses part of an obsolete name as the aforementioned horseless carriages became car.
At some point obtaining a drivers license will be a preserve of the military, emergency services or the very rich.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
