New Atlas

Autonomous cars could be bamboozled by stickers on street signs

Amid the rush to develop self-driving cars, there are a few questions that need answering. We've been worrying about hackers taking control of our autonomous vehicles, but it turns out they could be ...
Autoblog

Researchers hack a self-driving car by putting stickers on street signs

Researchers printed up stickers to fool machine vision into thinking a stop sign was a speed limit sign. Researchers at University of Washington, University of Michigan, Stony Brook University, and UC ...
Engadget

You can confuse self-driving cars by altering street signs

While car makers and regulators are mostly worried about the possibility of self-driving car hacks, University of Washington researchers are concerned about a more practical threat: defacing street ...
Idaho Statesman

ITD had to replace a welcome sign covered in stickers. They auctioned it for $11,200.

This “Welcome to Idaho” sign along U.S. 93 on the Idaho-Nevada state line got obscured by stickers left by travelers. Idaho Transportation Department Dozens of travelers headed north from Nevada on ...