Hacking Driverless Vehicles

Explore the vulnerabilities and potential hacking risks of autonomous vehicles in this informative conference talk from BruCON Security Conference. Delve into the current state of civil driverless vehicles, examining common sensors, decision profiles, and potential failure modes that could be exploited. Gain insights into the US Department of Transportation's Connected Vehicle and Vehicle To Vehicle Communications programs, and their relevance to hacking before the widespread adoption of fully autonomous vehicles. Learn about various autonomous vehicle applications, sensor technologies, and their weaknesses, including GPS spoofing, LiDAR manipulation, and camera-based deep learning vulnerabilities. Discover the implications of these security concerns for the future of transportation and the importance of addressing robustness against adversarial and malicious scenarios in unmanned vehicle development.