Road markers are a new target for hackers - experts find self-driving cars
and autonomous drones can be misled by malicious instructions written on road signs
Date:
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +0000
Description:
Manipulated text in physical spaces can hijack autonomous systems, while existing cybersecurity tools offer no protection against this risk.
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/not-even-road-markers-are-safe-from-hackers-expe rts-find-that-self-driving-cars-and-autonomous-drones-can-be-hacked-by-reading -malicious-instructions-written-on-road-signs
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