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Research

Responsible research for autonomous recovery.

Driviny is at the research stage. This page sets out what we are studying, how we work and what comes next. Every stage is planned or in research. None is complete.

How we work

Credible before impressive.

  • Simulation first

    Ideas are tried on synthetic and simulated fleets before anything touches a real robot.

  • No overclaiming

    We say what is planned, what is in research and what is done. Today nothing on the roadmap is done.

  • Safety systems stay in charge

    Our research does not replace emergency stops, manufacturer safety controllers or regulation.

  • Careful publication

    We describe the problem and the architecture in public. Methods are shared when they are ready to be reviewed.

Research roadmap

Building toward trustworthy autonomous recovery.

Every stage below is research or planned work. None of it is complete, and we have not set dates.

  1. 01

    Research

    Dependency Lab

    Model robot-to-service and data-to-decision dependencies.

  2. 02

    Research

    Incident Simulation

    Generate synthetic shared-compromise scenarios.

  3. 03

    Planned

    Recovery Verification Research

    Test selective revalidation methods.

  4. 04

    Planned

    Controlled Robotics Pilot

    Explore integration with a willing robotics engineering partner in a controlled environment.

  5. 05

    Planned

    Extended Fleet Integration

    Potential future investigation for larger autonomous fleets.

CSTP · Cyber-Safety Transition Protocol

A cyber response must respect the physical world.

When a robot encounters a suspected cybersecurity incident, abruptly removing communications or disabling software may affect functions required for safe operation.

CSTP explores ways to coordinate security containment with independently verified physical fallback capabilities.

CSTP is in the research roadmap. It is not a certified vehicle controller. It does not replace emergency-stop systems, manufacturer safety controllers or applicable regulatory requirements.
Suspected compromise
Security dependencies
Physical fallback requirements
Transition verification
Authorised containment or independent safety response
Research concept. Not validated on public roads or commercial vehicles.

Security and trust

Security signals are not proof of physical safety.

Three principles shape the research. They are deliberately conservative.
  1. 01

    Independent evidence

    A compromised component should not be the sole source verifying its own recovery.

  2. 02

    Explicit uncertainty

    Missing or contradictory evidence should remain unresolved rather than being silently classified as trustworthy.

  3. 03

    Safety boundaries

    Independent, validated safety systems remain authoritative for physical vehicle control.

Built for robotics engineers

A security layer for the teams building autonomy.

Driviny is exploring how robotics developers and security teams can investigate compromise propagation and make recovery decisions with better technical evidence.

Discuss a Research Pilot

Potential integration surfaces

  • ROS 2 research environmentsExploring
  • Robotics simulation platformsExploring
  • Robot fleet management APIsExploring
  • Security monitoring pipelinesExploring
  • Software and model update systemsExploring
  • Robot state and provenance recordsExploring

None of these are built. They are places we expect a research integration could connect.

A future city as a trust networkLine drawing of a city street with delivery robots on the pavement, autonomous vehicles on the road and mobile robots in an industrial yard. Each machine is linked to shared services. One link is marked compromised and two are being verified.Map serviceModel hubFleet operations

Autonomous world 2050 · Concept illustration

When machines run the world, recovery becomes infrastructure.

The next generation of physical AI will depend on interconnected models, sensors, machines and services.

As those systems become more autonomous, security will need to address not only intrusion prevention, but how trust is established again following a compromised dependency.

Driviny is exploring the infrastructure required for that future.

Research pilot and partnerships

Help shape the next layer of autonomous security.

We are looking for robotics teams, security researchers and others who want to work on recovery after compromise. Tell us a little about your work.

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  • Please do not send confidential incident details here.

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