Automotive Cybersecurity Vital for Vehicles and Factories

Largely controlled by computer modules, semiconductors and software, today's vehicles are more akin to smartphones than the rolling containers of mechanical parts of the past. The increasing dependence on sophisticated electronics and sensors is vastly improving vehicle performance, safety and amenities for drivers and passengers as well as creating networks of so-called "connected vehicles." To show how complexity is growing, a published report on vehicle cybersecurity reveals autonomous vehicles contain between 300 million to 500 million lines of software code. Compare that to a Boeing 787 Dreamliner commercial jet with 15 million or a premium car such as a Mercedes C-Class with 100 million lines of code. And it is not just vehicle complexity.