“Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke says that the circumstances of Michael Hastings’ car crash were ‘consistent with a car cyber attack.’ While hastening to add that he was not saying the crash was a purposeful attack, Clarke stated that ‘There is reason to believe that intelligence agencies for major powers’ know how to remotely seize control of a car. Clarke served during both Bush presidencies and under Bill Clinton. Just what is a ‘car cyber attack’? The answer can be found in two alarming papers by researchers at the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego, ‘Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Vehicle,’ … ”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/06/major-counter-terrorism-expert-hastings.html