Autonomous vehicles…Bad data, bad day
One of the newest innovations gaining in global adoption is the self-driving vehicle. Over the last few years, the autonomous vehicle has come to be a much broader global phenomenon than just that of the self-driving car. There are now autonomous tractors, helicopters, taxis, and boats – there is all manner of self-driving or self-navigating vehicles in use in almost every viable use case on the planet.
As more vehicles are made to "think" for themselves and are enhanced to further eliminate human errors and expedite movement, the likelihood that something will go awry is considered a certainty. Even organizations as large as the US Navy and the US Army have tested and fielded autonomous vehicle systems. Should a sensor or faulty input be acted upon by a weapons system, causing real physical damage as part of that attack cycle, it is possible that something very bad may happen. As those systems are further networked...
