Modern cars are becoming increasingly technologized, and this can turn out to be a serious problem for drivers. It means that hackers have new challenges; and they will attempt to enter these cars through available backdoors.

Because of this, the FBI and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have come to warn that modern cars are prone to hacking. This should come as no surprise to many, but it does prove how serious the issue has become seeing as the FBI is getting involved.

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The FBI mentioned in a statement about recent demonstrations that prove how hackers can remotely control a vehicle by taking advantage of vulnerabilities found in wireless communications among other things. The statement went on to add that consumers and car makers are aware of the threats, but did not say anything about what is being done to stop it.

"Vehicle hacking occurs when someone with a computer seeks to gain unauthorized access to vehicle systems for the purposes of retrieving driver data or manipulating vehicle functionality. While not all hacking incidents may result in a risk to safety - such as an attacker taking control of a vehicle - it is important that consumers take appropriate steps to minimize risk. Therefore, the FBI and NHTSA are warning the general public and manufacturers - of vehicles, vehicle components, and aftermarket devices - to maintain awareness of potential issues and cyber security threats related to connected vehicle technologies in modern vehicles," according to the Business Insider.

The FBI's statement went on to talk about how hackers could attack a car and take over the braking among other things. We could see these things happening with driverless cars, but hackers would be required to remotely control the vehicle.

With the amount of operating systems in a single car these days, hackers have a lot of options to do harm, and they will as time goes by. It all comes down to how well car makers can secure their software from outside influence in order to safeguard drivers.

It won't be an easy task, but it also not an impossible one. Similar to mobile and desktop operating systems, the cat and mouse game between hackers and car makers will go on for years, if not, forever.

Chances are, the most successful driverless car brand might be the one with the highest security.

Interestingly enough, a new report from the New York Times claim that hackers can be helpers. Let's see how well that turns out.