Royal Holloway: Secure connected and autonomous vehicles - the long road ahead

Recent advances in technology have led to new safety and comfort features being added to vehicles, with ambitious plans for driverless cars and other connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) systems being developed which are expected to reduce accidents, pollution and congestion.

The Department for Transport 2019 publication, UK Connected and Automated Mobility Roadmap to 2030, is a comprehensive foundation to build on and the next decade promises to be an exciting time. At the same time as technology is progressing, society is changing, and urban populations are becoming more dense. Vehicles are set to become highly sophisticated mobile computers which monitor their surroundings and make instant decisions based on what they detect, independently and unsupervised. They will simultaneously exchange information across networks, using the information received from wide area services and also the digital devices around them as input for decision-making.

CAVs will operate as nodes in the intelligent transport networks they rely on, consisting of dynamic and fixed elements. This article will look at some of the requirements, constraints and challenges, including two areas of uncertainty: data and software updates.

This technology is in its infancy. What if CAVs malfunction or their processors hang? It is difficult to see how there can be any error margin – yet lives will rely on them functioning safely. In this new paradigm, mobile computers will be out and about, under no one’s direct control, and they will be too numerous to individually monitor. Will all go according to plan or should we strap in for a bumpy ride?

Vendor:: TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
Posted:: Feb 8, 2021
Published:: Jul 14, 2020
Format:: PDF
Type:: Research Content

Already a Bitpipe member? Log in here

Download this Research Content!

Corporate Email Address:
You forgot to provide an Email Address.

This email address doesn’t appear to be valid.

Please provide a Corporate Email Address.

This email address is already registered. Please log in.
First Name:
You forgot to provide your first name.
Last Name:
You forgot to provide your last name.
Company Name:
You forgot to provide a company name.
Job Title:
You forgot to provide a job title.
Seniority:
You forgot to select your seniority.
Job Function:
You forgot to select your job function.
# of employees:
You did not select the number of employees at your company.
Industry:
You did not select which industry you are in.
Sub-Industry:
You did not select which industry you are in.
Address 1:
You did not provide a full local address.
Address 2:
City/Town:
You did not provide a full local address.
Country:
You did not select the country you are from.
State/Province:

You did not provide a full local address.
Zip/Postal Code:
You did not provide a full local address.
Phone:
You forgot to provide a phone number.

This phone number format is not recognized. Please check the country and number.
- I agree to TechTarget’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the transfer of my information to the United States for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our Privacy Policy.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.
- I agree to my information being processed by TechTarget and its Partners to contact me via phone, email, or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests. I may unsubscribe at any time.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.