How do we build and protect the future of connected cars?

It is expected that by 2050, the urban population will double, which means that traffic congestion and pollution will continue to increase, causing trouble for urban residents. Therefore, future cities will need smarter traffic management solutions and smarter cars.

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Experts say that due to the rise of connectivity and mobile technology, the automotive industry will grow over the next 50 years in the next decade. The auto industry is about to usher in the era of “connected cars”, but how does this prospect arise? What will the car look like in five, ten or even twenty years?

In the end, our car will become a “supercomputer” on wheels that stores vast amounts of data to provide a safer and more efficient driving experience. But this shift may also provide opportunities for a variety of vulnerabilities, just like hacking and viruses on consumer electronics devices. Overcoming these obstacles is critical to the success of connected cars. NXP Semiconductors' Lars Reger looks ahead to the vision of connected cars and explains how to defend against threats.

Five years later

By 2020, connected cars will become a common reality, helping drivers realize unlimited new possibilities. After five years, you can throw the car in the repair shop for maintenance, and monitor the progress of the repair from the office, you can give control to the car in the case of traffic congestion, or enjoy the next generation of connected car infotainment services.

In the next five years, we will witness the use of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication networks. These networks transform cars from mechanical devices to intelligent transportation systems that can communicate with other cars and infrastructure.

NXP and Delphi have teamed up to develop a platform that can send alerts from other cars and surrounding infrastructure to a car, such as lights and traffic signs, to alert drivers to potentially dangerous traffic conditions, even beyond sight. This platform can be put on the road in just two years.

The success of V2V and V2I depends to a large extent on whether manufacturers have the ability to convince consumers and governments that these technologies are safe. Open networks have long been the target of hackers. For example, false messages and signals sent to cars or lights can cause serious accidents that endanger the safety of other road participants. Therefore, an appropriate level of authentication and auditing must be implemented to be able to verify the source of communication at any time.

But these security measures don't need to be created from scratch. By introducing existing "bank-level" security features into the car at the chip level (similar to what we currently see in ATM cards, digital IDs and passports), we can block malicious attacks and protect critical systems.

Ten years later

With the development of urban life, drivers no longer care about whether the car belongs to them. By 2025, a car-sharing fleet like ZipCar will become more common. So we can see the electronic driver's license on the phone and also book the Car2Go service. Users can book cars and accept booking details on their smartphones and then use Near Field Communication (NFC) to access this information.

Users will also use NFC technology to personalize car settings, including your favorite broadcast stations, preferred temperatures and seat locations, all of which will be stored on your mobile device. Simply touch your phone's sensor pad and adjust it instantly. These concepts may sound a bit ahead of the game, but the technology they need already exists. In Germany, smart licenses have been introduced and can be used to rent Car2Go cars. NFC-enabled memory sticks have also been developed and can be used with paper licenses.

NXP recently announced an NFC portfolio that is fully compliant with automotive industry standards and is equipped with the world's first NCI-based NFC controller for secure car connectivity. The market will also introduce a revolutionary product line, including tag and register programmable transceivers, which means that automakers can not only provide immediate benefits to end users, but also embrace future innovations.

Data protection will be of paramount importance because car sharing companies need to store large amounts of personal data in order for users to enter, personalize and activate cars. In addition, to ensure that these details are not threatened, we need to learn from other areas of the enterprise and cloud security and apply directly to the car.

Twenty years later?

Twenty years later, the interaction between the driver and the car will be completely different. Each user will use a speech recognition system and the car will act as a co-pilot or even a driver. The younger generation will use completely different in-vehicle technologies, and they will no longer view the car as a vehicle that needs to be driven, but rather a device for driving.

At this stage, the car is even smarter than the driver in terms of sensing the surrounding environment. The car's intelligent system knows how to best avoid traffic jams, know the best route to a specific location, and respond to dangers more quickly and effectively than ordinary drivers. Many people may be more willing to give the driving work to the car completely. This will reduce accidents caused by human error and will greatly facilitate the travel of the elderly and disabled.

To make autonomous driving a reality, legislation will also be a core element in ensuring consistent safety. Various industry groups, such as the Car 2 Car Association, must give consumers and governments confidence that they are already working together to develop these standards.

Once the security and legislative obstacles have been overcome (I am sure that this day will come), the future of connected cars will be bright.

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