OCTOBER 20178 MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGYINSIGHTSBy Tim Frasier, Regional President, Automotive Electronics, Robert Bosch LLCAutomotive Connectivity Innovations Require a New Approach to CybersecurityFrom the way vehicles are manufactured, to the way they interact with passengers and the road, processes that have remained largely unchanged since the early 1900s will be revolutionized through connectivity. This continued development will have a dramatic positive impact on vehicle safety, helping to prevent accidents and improve the overall customer experience as the industry moves toward fully autonomous driving. This increasingly connected landscape will come equipped with high-tech challenges, requiring the automotive and IT industries to work together more closely than ever. To minimize cybersecurity risks, mitigate disaster and protect consumers, their privacy and the value chain, organizations will need to adopt a security first approach as they bring the benefits of automotive connectivity to market.Industry Leading the WayThe widely covered 2014 Jeep Cherokee hack prompted the recall of 1.4 million vehicles, thrusting automotive connectivity under the microscope. It heightened attention and awareness within the industry about the topic of cybersecurity and what was being done to prevent this scenario from becoming an on-the-road reality.Now, the automotive industry is taking a proactive and much more open approach, forming a new Auto-ISAC (Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center) to share what it learns about vehicle cybersecurity risks. This is a major departure in a previously segmented industry where sharing data was considered taboo. In 2016, the group created a series of best practices, covering organizational and technical aspects of automotive cybersecurityareas that continue to be updated to this day.NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) has been heavily engaged in this effort, modifying its structure to stay ahead of potential vehicle cybersecurity challenges.With the industry on high alert, yet moving at high speed towards increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles, the marketplace must deliver and maintain a more robust approach to cybersecurity. Success will take a collaborative viewpoint, one that includes automakers, suppliers, technology manufacturers, and partners focusing on cybersecurity at every step of the manufacturing process and throughout the entire vehicle life cycle.Creating a Culture of CybersecurityIn addition to technological solutions that prevent disasters on the highway or in a supply chain, it's equally important to build a culture of security that Tim FrasierIN MY OPINION
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