"Bug bounty" reward programs, for hackers to responsibly identify and help correct automotive software weaknesses, may be on their way for the top automakers, much as they have been adopted already in other industries. General Motors has had an internal "Collaborative Disclosures" program running since January to interact with software researchers, or "white hat" hackers, and could soon expand the program to offer financial rewards or incentives for finding vulnerabilities before they create problems.