Reliability of electronic components has a direct impact on driver safety due to the growing integration of digital technology into vehicle operating and management systems – the evolution of the software-defined vehicle.
Oshri Cohen, chief executive officer of Cybord, is on a crusade to educate manufacturers and assemblers about the need to focus as much on the hardware as the software.
Cybord research has identified the need to protect ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) and autonomous vehicles from hardware-based failure modes as being mission critical for the auto industry.
“While software and network vulnerabilities often get attention, hardware cybersecurity in the supply chain needs urgent focus. In manufacturing and supply chains, companies spend years building trusted brands, but even resilient organizations can face major failures without proactive risk management,” he says.
In an industry which invests billions of dollars in information technology and software defenses, the major vulnerabilities of the manufacturing line and supply chain are often overlooked. With the rapid advancement of AI and data-driven in-vehicle technology, automotive manufacturers no longer have the luxury of ignoring supply chain risks, he believes.
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