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Waymo Touts Its Hack-Resistant Autonomous Driving System
The self-driving-car system being developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit (formerly known as Google Project X) resists cyber attacks by operating mostly offline, Waymo CEO John Krafcik tells the Financial Times.
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The self-driving-car system being developed by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit (formerly known as Google Project X) resists cyber attacks by operating mostly offline, Waymo CEO John Krafcik tells the Financial Times.
Waymo's approach is designed to operate truly autonomously, going online only briefly when it needs such information as traffic updates before logging off again. “Our car,” Krafcik declares, “doesn’t require infrastructure.”
Krafcik contends that the Waymo system is more difficult to hack, just as taking a computer ofline helps shield it from cyber attack. FT notes that other automated driving systems under development rely on a virtually continuous link to cloud-based maps other types of data, including information about the whereabouts of nearby vehicles.
Krafcik says that the ability of Waymo’s system to operate entirely on its own for long periods makes it more reliable. The reason: It can function even if an external communication network is disrupted or breaks down.
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