"Need to Safeguard Drones and Robotic Cars Against Cyber Attacks"

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) demonstrated three different covert attacks on robotic vehicles, suggesting the vulnerability of robotic vehicles such as Amazon delivery drones or Mars rovers to getting hacked. The attacks designed by the researchers were able to cause both real and simulated drones and rovers to crash, miss targets, or be delayed in the completion of a mission. These attacks were executed through the exploitation of major flaws in robotic vehicle software. According to researchers, these attacks could not be detected, using the most commonly used detection methods. This discovery emphasizes the need to increase the development and implementation of security mechanisms to protect drones and robotic cars from cyberattacks. This article continues to discuss the attacks developed by UBC researchers to bring further attention to the vulnerability of robotic vehicles to cyberattacks, suggested countermeasures, and the growing use of robotic vehicles. 

Science Daily reports "Need to Safeguard Drones and Robotic Cars Against Cyber Attacks"