NCMS Report Highlights Cybersecurity Innovations for Software-defined Vehicles 

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 5, 2023 -- The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) announces the publication of a new Technology Brief focused on cybersecurity for software-defined vehicles.

Today’s top-of-the-line vehicles have up to 150 million lines of software code, distributed among as many as 100 electronic control units (ECUs), along with sensors, cameras, radar, and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) devices. While software-defined vehicles provide an impressive array of driver assistance features and connectivity solutions, they are vulnerable to cybersecurity threats that can affect driver and passenger safety.

To accelerate cybersecurity for software-defined vehicles, NCMS has for several years been teaming up with researchers, industry innovators, and the Department of Defense (DOD). A recent project carried out under NCMS’s Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) Program:

• Developed a modular open systems approach (MOSA)/service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based cybersecurity solution designed to preserve the safety of vehicles, drivers, and passengers. This design includes high-level software and hardware architecture.
• Conducted a threat and risk analysis (TARA) that applied governing compliance standards and protocols including the Cyber Survivability Endorsement Implementation Guide (CSEIG) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-53 risk management framework.
• Outlined key findings to improve cybersecurity in the automotive industry.

To learn more about NCMS’s involvement in cybersecurity for software-defined vehicles, see the full Technology Brief.

About NCMS

NCMS is a cross-industry technology development consortium dedicated to improving the competitiveness and strength of the US industrial base for over three decades. NCMS leverages a network of industry, government, and university partners to develop, demonstrate, and transition innovative technologies efficiently, with less risk and lower cost. NCMS enables world-class companies to work effectively with other members on new opportunities—matching highly capable companies with the providers and end users who need their innovations and technology solutions. The NCMS network benefits from an accelerated progression of idea creation through execution.

Source: NCMS