A team of engineers from the NTI Competence Center in the direction of “Technologies of robotics components and
Self-driving cars are most vulnerable duringremote software update. Today, drones are protected by conventional classical cryptography, which is not resistant to attacks using quantum computer algorithms. The joint research group has successfully carried out a quantum-protected update of the software of the autonomous control system of an unmanned vehicle, developed by the Laboratory of Autonomous Transport Systems of the NTI Competence Center in the direction of "Technologies of Robotics and Mechatronics Components" on the basis of Innopolis University.
"Unmanned vehicle in realTime publishes its telemetric data on the state of all its subsystems to the laboratory monitoring system, and also updates software modules when a new software release is released. The applied solution of quantum key distribution allows for tunneling of 4G LTE channel and its encryption. The quantum technology for generating encryption keys allows you to create a cryptographically strong communication channel and prevent unauthorized viewing or substitution of transmitted messages, ”explains Sergey Grebennikov, a technical specialist at the Laboratory of Autonomous Transport Systems at Innopolis University.
Quantum key distribution between dronescar and data center at the time of refueling or charging for an electric vehicle occurs through an optical channel. The development teams ensured the secure transmission of data in the information channels of unmanned vehicle systems for several days of autonomous operation without connecting to a source of encryption key generation due to the fact that they achieved a stable key distribution speed of 40 Kbps. Testing has confirmed that this is sufficient to counter attacks from cybercriminals.
“To scale such solutions it is necessaryconstruction of urban quantum networks and development of technology towards miniaturization of QKD system blocks, deeper integration into the autonomous control system of an unmanned vehicle, as well as work on standardizing the information security of the transport industry taking into account quantum communication,” explains Yuri Kurochkin, technical director of QRate.
Specialists of the Laboratory of Autonomous Vehiclessystems, which is part of the NTI Competence Center in the direction of “Technologies of components of robotics and mechatronics,” are developing their own autonomous driving technologies for both passenger vehicles and trucks. The IT university's drones are resistant to external disturbing factors - road conditions, weather, lighting, road users. 30 thousand km is the total mileage of the university’s unmanned vehicles.
"Today the topic of functional safetyWe prioritize the autonomous driving technologies we develop for self-driving cars. Its most important component is cybersecurity. This is due to the fact that many of our solutions have already found a commercial offer, and our customers are very demanding on issues of cybersecurity, data integrity and maintaining the sustainability of our solutions. The integration of quantum key distribution systems into our self-driving cars is one of the key aspects to meet the ever-increasing demands in the future, ”concludes Salimzhan Gafurov, head of the Laboratory of Autonomous Transport Systems at Innopolis University.
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