Auto industry poll finds rising concern over car hacks, new regs

Automakers are citing a new survey of consumers' heightened concerns about vehicle cybersecurity to reiterate the industry's opposition to emerging proposals from federal policymakers for new regulations.

A new auto index from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, one of the two major auto industry lobbying groups, reveals that 52 percent of consumers surveyed are concerned hackers could steal personal information from their vehicles, as more consumers connect their mobile devices to Wi-Fi in their vehicles. About half of consumers...