Connectivity as a Tool for Safety in Automotive Transport

Abstract

The topic of this paper focuses on the state of connectivity in today's cars, their limitations and further explores the possibilities of using connected cars with respect to safety. The first part focuses on defining the aspects related to connectivity, their subcontractors, the wide range of companies involved in development, their development genesis. These companies have been competing for a place in the market for the last few years with the most progressive hardware or software products. Cybersecurity is more than a hot topic of today, as European legislation has already enacted a regulation that obliges automotive manufacturers to have fully cyber secured new cars from 2024. In real life, we are faced with varying degrees of connectivity as our fleets age. The highest degree of connectivity then is the fully autonomous car of the future which development leader companies are now trying to develop. These are companies like VW, Audi, Tesla, Mercedes, BMW etc. and their suppliers. The last section explores the opportunities and development of new hardware, software, functions and services wit focus on the security.

Keywords

• connected car
• connectivity
• cyber security
• autonomy car
• technologies