Hackers render autonomous cars invisible to radar, risking collisions

What happened

Hackers can disable millimeterwave radar systems in autonomous vehicles, making the vehicles unable to detect obstacles.

Reported impact

The attack creates risks of collisions and could be exploited for insurance fraud.

Classification

Organization

Autonomous vehicle manufacturers (subject)

Category

Security and cyberattacks

Industry

Mobility and autonomous vehicles

Country

United States

Harm status

Potential harm

Intent

Unknown

Timing

Unknown

Harm types

Economic or property

Harmed

Consumers, General public

Failure modes

Unsafe autonomous behaviour

AI systems

Millimeterwave radar systems

Sources and evidence