The Road To Self-Driving Networks: HPE's Vision For AI-Based Autonomy
HPE, September 19,2025
In a classic example of self-sustenance, artificial intelligence is streamlining the very networks and pipelines that underpin it. Drawing from the same idea behind self-driving cars and the evolution of autonomous transportation, infrastructure experts are building trust in AI-driven operations and gradually advancing toward fully autonomous networks.
With big names such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. now embracing self-driving networks, how is the idea being transformed from a research area that grabs attention to a business reality?
'When you get in that first Waymo or Uber, what made you decide you're going to trust that self-driving car to get you from 'point' A to B?' said Bob Friday (pictured, right), chief AI officer at HPE Networking. 'You saw the whole industry go from lane changes to lane keeping, and you've got enough experience 'with' that self-driving Waymo, Uber, and you finally made the decision that it is on par with a human driver. I think we're going through the same thing in the networking industry. How do you learn to trust your AI assistants before you turn the keys over to your data plane?'