The other day, I was flying around Sol II when I spotted Itani NPC trader bots not just flying around unmolested, but actually docking. Given that these are nations at war, it would seem that the Serco bots should be out killing the Itani bots when they breach Serco space. The same, of course, should go for Serco bots in Itani space.

Go ahead and kill the bots, you'll get a standing boost if you're not attacking them in a no-fire zone.

I'm Serco and I can dock at Itani bases so long as my standing is high enough, why not bots?