On account of digitisation, electric vehicles have emerged as a new and active mode of transport, where, ensuring its cybersecurity strength is crucial to avoid cyber threat glitches in the arena.
FREMONT, CA: With technology reshaping the global industries, the automotive sector is no exception, incorporating digitised models to emerge as a robust domain in the future. As a result, electric vehicles (EVs) have become a demand in the automotive space, and thus, the charging station market will likely soar seamlessly in the upcoming years. That is, nearly 30 per cent of the vehicles that are under sale will shift towards electric and hybrid by 2025. Electric vehicles hold the induced potential to transform global insights rather than serve as a transition factor in the mobility space.
The EV ecosystem is critically impacting the cybersecurity space, especially with the connectivity in the arena outgrowing seamlessly. This, in turn, opens up varied new opportunities and potential targets for hacker innovations. Concerns regarding the protection and security of consumers are soaring in recent times, taming the decisions regarding vehicle purchases. For instance, a glitch in the cybersecurity of a vehicle could depreciate its capability to operate safely, thereby escalating serious real-life dangers for consumers.
Business leaders in the arena are seeking out critical innovations in the automotive space to reduce the threats to the cybersecurity of EVs. One such testamental approach is the introduction of hyper-connected intelligent cars, which hold induced potential in the hyper-connected world of the Internet of Things (IoT). With the demand for electric vehicles growing at an increased pace, consumers have placed varied requirements on purchasing vehicles—autonomous, environmentally cautious, and connected with 5G networks.
Traditional motor vehicles have become an older form of choice, triggering requirements in vehicles like enhanced connectivity and vulnerability to soaring cybersecurity risks. Wherein, empowering electric vehicles’ capabilities with 5G technology often instigates complexities between vehicles and their outer environments, thereby leading to increased cybersecurity threats. Thus, analysing the loopholes in real-time and rectifying them assists in eliminating the rise of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the automotive industry.
Generally, commercial vehicles like freight and operative conveyances serve as the backbone of a nation’s economy. An induced innovation in the supply chain may open up scenarios like electric truck fleets that may hit highways in no time to meet the rising demands in the logistics space. Wherein, the electronic systems of such vehicles are highly digitised with various codes and complex, vulnerable software systems, where the connectivity of the cloud expands and a potential cyberattack surfaces. Therefore, building an enhanced security system for large and heavy vehicles is highly crucial.