PENGUINS could keep self driving car's safe from hackers

Researchers are taking inspiration from the group hunting tactics of penguins to test how car software is organized. The tool looks for ways to organize smart car code in the same way that penguins look for ways to obtain food. As cars become more complex and more connected, researchers say the penguin-inspired testing system could be key in finding optimum software's for smart cars to prevent them from being hacked. Penguins work together to match shoals of fish they hunt, helping them minimize the overall energy they need to catch fish - and researchers say their tactics could help catch hackers trying to take over smart cars. Engineers and researchers often look to plants and wildlife for technical solutions to problems.