Current State

• Partial Vehicular Autonomy is here

• AV and EV Cyber breaches have been documented by almost all major automotive OEMs

• Fatalities have been attributed to AV inadequacies

• Tesla's driver-assistance system, known as Autopilot, has been involved in far more crashes than previously reported.

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/

Facts

• Driver assistance crashes have increased

• Autonomous technology provides great benefits and generates hard questions

• Cyber risks in AVs are real and are in the forefront of the media every day

AV Cyber Surety Risks

Autonomous technology provides great benefits and generates hard questions. Cyber risks in AVs are real and are in the forefront of the media every day.

A fuel tanker ploughed into a crowd of thousands of protesters as they marched against racism and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

• Ransom Attack

• Terrorism

• Civil Panic

• Kidnapping

• Political Protect

• Assassination

Auto Innovations = Increased Risk of Cyberattacks

• Connected vehicles exist in different forms. At their most basic, they either communicate with other vehicles or other devices and systems.

• Cybercriminals and bad actors can use the connectivity of these vehicles to gain access to critical systems in the vehicle, including braking, steering, and the engine.

• Once connected vehicles are breached, hackers move laterally through the vehicle’s systems and attack other systems that are also connected. For example, many cars and vehicles can connect to smartphones via Vehicle-to-Everything