Compliance & Risks
5GAA Releases Developments on C-V2X Cybersecurity
The promising developments can provide better road safety, more convenient driving and cost-efficiency. However, 5G AAA said that these also pose new risks that need to be addressed with better cybersecurity.
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Last February 2021, The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), a cross-industry organization of companies from the automotive, technology, and telecommunications industries presented the latest interoperability applications for connected vehicles during its online and online session at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2021 in Shanghai, China.
5GAA's presentation also offered a full overview of connected mobility through C-V2X. The session provided an update on how C-V2X energizes China's connected automotive revolution.
According to 5GAA Director-General Johannes Springer, China is at the forefront of C-V2X development and has strongly consolidated it in its industrial transport policy over the past few years. It demonstrates that smart and safe mobility is becoming a reality.
The association also highlighted the C-V2X ecosystem's readiness and commercialization. During the Conference, 5GAA also exhibited its enhanced partnership with key Chinese organizations such as IMT-2020PG. It has conducted the first world open-road C-V2X interoperability showcase while cooperating with regional standard organizations such as the China Industry Innovation Alliance for Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (CAICV) and the China Communications Standards Association (CCSA) on the higher layer implementation.
Cellular vehicle-to-everything or C-V2X is predicted to be the foundation for modern vehicles to communicate with each other and anything around them. This technology provides a 360-degree awareness and a high level of predictability, which will improve autonomous driving and road safety.
Future-proofing connected cars' cybersecurity
5GAA's presentation of the latest C-V2X developments means that autonomous vehicles using this technology are becoming closer to reality more than ever.
However, this also means stronger and tighter cybersecurity is needed to ensure the security, privacy, and safety of both connected cars and users.
While this newer technology will provide better road safety, more convenient driving, and cost efficiency, it also poses some risks that further proves the importance of cybersecurity.
In Trend Micro's white paper entitled "Cybersecurity for Connected Cars: Exploring Risks in 5G, Cloud, and Other Connected Technologies", our expert team discussed the benefits that latest technologies bring to autonomous vehicles. It also determined risks that threaten the connected car ecosystem.
In this white paper, our team explored 29 attack vectors they identified. These enable remote attacks on connected vehicles. Four of the 29 vectors are specific to V2X.
To properly apply and strengthen cybersecurity, it is important to determine and understand threats and how to mitigate them. By doing so, it will also help future-proof the security of connected cars.
Our study also explored various recommendations and case studies that can help you understand risks threatening connected cars. It also offers possible actions you can take to mitigate such risks.
To learn more about the risks associated with connected cars and why cybersecurity is crucial to secure these modern vehicles, read our comprehensive white paper here.