Understanding the Cyber Threat to Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

As vehicles evolve they are becoming increasingly connected and automated. Vehicles with internet connectivity and self-driving capabilities are already on the market. To enable these technologies to develop the travelling public need to know they are safe. Recently publicised incidents, such as the Fiat-Chrysler hack, have shown that the information technology or information communications systems of vehicles can be used to interfere with critical vehicle control systems. There is a need to understand what vulnerabilities exist or may exist, to current and future connected and autonomous vehicles and what efforts have been undertaken to mitigate or propose mitigations. In this respect the D…

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