MadRadar

The MadRadar Hack Can Cause Autonomous Cars to Malfunction and Hallucinate Self-driving cars come closer to being a reality every day. Many vehicles already have autonomous features, but several challenges remain. Cybersecurity shortcomings are among the most concerning, and a recent experiment dubbed “MadRadar” heightens these worries. Researchers at Duke University demonstrated MadRadar in January 2024 before detailing it at the Network and Distributed System Security Symposium in February. The attack targets driverless vehicles’ radar, making them detect incoming…