Security of autonomous vehicles from a societal andd systems perspective
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - Dept. of Computer and Information Science |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 572 000 |
| Project duration | November 2019 - March 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Strategic Innovation Program Drive Sweden |
Important results from the project
The purpose of this project has been to raise the issue of cyber security for autonomous vehicles to a societal and systems perspective. Cybersecurity is a growing concern that is ultimately about us being able to trust that software-intensive systems behave as expected. For autonomous vehicles, cyberattacks can have very serious effects and society needs to take control of this issue and not just leave it up to vehicle manufacturers to solve. The project has reached its objectives and gathered a number of actors to discuss these issues.
Expected long term effects
The results from the project have led to an increased understanding of which cyber security issues need to be studied further. New lessons have been learned regarding the degree of maturity of existing legislation and standards. In addition, new results have emerged that can increase the safety of automated vehicles. New initiatives in the area have begun with, among other things, European collaborations.
Approach and implementation
The project has organized a number of meetings and workshops. In addition, data collection has taken place on two autonomous buses, a strategic analysis has been carried out and summarized in a report. Two additional technical studies on cybersecurity have been conducted. The project´s working method has worked well. The broad participation with several different partners has been rewarding with different connecting perspectives and at the same time challenging because different types of organizations have different needs in these matters.