The presentation discusses tensions between digital expectations, the upheaval in vehicle architecture, and the exponentially growing demands for IT security.
Users expect a seamless integration of their digital life into daily mobility. A multitude of intelligent apps designed to improve driving experience, increase safety, and new business models are driving this mobility revolution.
So, software-defined vehicle and its functions need to be driven by software. In practical terms, this means that vehicle functions are executed by code and communicating to a cloud infrastructure.
This new technical symbiosis of vehicle, cloud, and apps presents enormous IT security challenges for manufacturers, fleet operators, global tech providers, and regulatory and certification authorities.