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Videocast: Cybersecurity and IP Issues with Internet of Things Devices in Autonomous Vehicles

Automated driving is not coming – it’s here. The entire automotive industry is implementing strategies, tools and technologies to not only allow the car to drive, but to operate using Internet of Things devices. In their videocast, Cybersecurity and IP Issues with Internet of Things Devices in Autonomous Vehicles, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Partners Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik and Griff...

NADA Releases Automotive Privacy Guide

The National Auto Dealers Association recently release a guide regarding consumer privacy and data collection in modern cars. The guide, titled “Personal Data In Your Car,” covers the different ways data from vehicle operators is collected, used, and shared. Data has been collected for years through Event Data Recorders and On-Board Diagnostic ports, but the report identifies multiple...

Congressional Republicans Urge Auto Safety Regulators To Step Up Cybersecurity Efforts

In a recent letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, four Republican members of Congress outlined their concerns regarding vehicle hacking, in which a hacker could take control of a vehicle’s steering or brakes. The letter was responding in part to research published in Wired magazine, where the researchers were able to hack into the car’s on-board...

Cybersecurity Best Practices in the Auto Industry

The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) has released cybersecurity best practices to protect against risks in the auto industry. Auto-ISAC identified seven functions that cover the various ways in which cybersecurity threats affect the “motor vehicle ecosystem”: governance, risk assessment and management, security by design, threat detection and protection,...

Cybersecurity and Allocation of Liability Are Top Concerns Among Risk Managers

A recent survey conducted by Munich Re found that, where autonomous vehicles are involved, the top concern for corporate risk managers is cybersecurity.  More than half of the corporate risk managers surveyed (55%) named cybersecurity, which included potential hacks into a vehicle’s data system and the failure of “smart road infrastructure,” as their number one concern. Mike Scrudato,...

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