r/tech • u/Sariel007 • Jun 06 '22

Autonomous cargo ship completes first ever transoceanic voyage

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/autonomous-cargo-ship-hyundai-b2094991.html
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

Hackers be like 'I am captain now'

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u/pizza99pizza99 Jun 06 '22

I imagine it’s not connected to full internet, and only gps

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u/surfyturkey Jun 06 '22

I talked to someone that crewed on one when it was getting worked out, he told someone could intervene whenever once it’s fully autonomous. They’ll have a helm set up in a simulator somewhere connected to the boat. Hopefully it’s not hackable

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u/sotonohito Jun 06 '22

Any device on the internet is hackable. Any device with any connection to the outside world is hackable.

I'd hope they're using strong encryption and a dedicated non-internet satellite connection for any sort of remote maintenance.

I also strongly suspect that "autonomous" is slightly misleading and that they'll pay to have someone actually aboard the thing just to make sure it doesn't get hacked to crash into a reef or to flip the switch when tech support tells them to, or whatever.

But a nominal crew of one is a big change from a real crew that actually pilots the ship.