Challenges and Thoughts on Information Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles

On July 27, the National Standardization Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Guidelines for the Construction of the National Internet of Vehicles Industry Standard System (Intelligent Connected Vehicles) (2023 Edition)” (referred to as the “2023 Standard System Construction Guidelines”).

“To adapt to the new trends, new characteristics, and new demands of the development of intelligent connected vehicles nationwide, and to accelerate the construction of a new type of intelligent connected vehicle standard system,” the word “new” has become a high-frequency term in the “2023 Standard System Construction Guidelines.”

The specific construction goals and phases are also clarified. The first phase, by 2025, aims to establish a standard system for intelligent connected vehicles that can support combined driving assistance (Level 2) and general functions of autonomous driving. The second phase, by 2030, aims to fully establish a standard system for intelligent connected vehicles that can support the coordinated development of single-vehicle intelligence and network empowerment.

Challenges and Thoughts on Information Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles

To achieve these goals, forming a complete safety management mechanism, standards, and capabilities is an unavoidable challenge. From the perspective of challenges brought by global intelligent vehicle regulatory regulations, the formulation of safety standards and regulations for Internet of Vehicles technology is the foundation for the legal and compliant operation of intelligent vehicles, the initiation of the intelligent vehicle industry scale, and the large-scale market launch.

On July 28, the “2023 Automotive Information Security Testing Technology Symposium and Automotive Information Security Testing Technology Research Working Group Meeting” was held. More than 50 leading enterprises in the industry and over 80 expert representatives gathered in Changsha for one purpose: to enhance the industry’s automotive information security level.

Challenges and Thoughts on Information Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles

Why is the standard and regulation construction of Internet of Vehicles technology critical? Why was this symposium on automotive information security held in Changsha? How should enterprises effectively respond to the relevant requirements of standards and regulations?

The Era of Intelligent Vehicles: Safety Issues Cannot Be Ignored

Entering the era of intelligent vehicles, cars have become nodes of the mobile internet. With the development and iteration of Internet of Vehicles technology and automotive intelligence, cars have gradually transformed from mechanical products into small data centers, while also becoming frequent targets of hacker attacks.

For example, in 2019, the number of malicious applications on mobile internet exceeded 13 million, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 60%; as cars have gradually become more intelligent, the number of attacks on cars has increased 20 times in the past five years.

“Currently, the national formulation of safety technology standards for intelligent connected vehicles is at a critical stage of issuing relevant standards and technical requirements, and the importance of this meeting is self-evident,” said Zhao Jun, Vice Dean of the Changsha Automotive Innovation Research Institute of Jilin University.

From a legal perspective, the establishment of standards will fill the current gap in key technical requirements for information security in the automotive field, helping manufacturers of intelligent connected vehicles and relevant institutions better achieve and verify the information security requirements of the entire vehicle.

“Actual protective capabilities need to be enhanced; safety is additive, not iterative.” “Our key capability is the practical implementation of technology throughout the entire lifecycle, including safe development, safety production of components and whole vehicles, and safe operation and maintenance across multiple dimensions.” “The progress of automotive information security cannot be separated from the construction of the industry ecosystem.”……

On that day, representatives from eight vehicle manufacturers, parts suppliers, chip suppliers, and research institutions focused on three aspects: domestic and international automotive information security regulatory requirements, compliance-oriented information security testing methods for whole vehicles and components, and automotive chip and commercial cryptography security application practices.

New Initiatives for Enhancing Safety in Intelligent Connected Vehicles

Regarding the reason for holding the symposium in Changsha, Zhao Jun shared, “Changsha has a solid foundation in the digital technology industry, and the intelligent connected vehicle industrial cluster has great supporting attractiveness. The establishment of relevant standards will promote the development of the Internet of Vehicles safety industry.”

What he said is not without basis; the Xiangjiang New Area in Hunan is the core of Changsha’s intelligent connected vehicle industry, nurturing ecological enterprises like Baidu Apollo, Xingshen Intelligent, and Xidi Smart Driving, as well as 12 research institutes, creating a model for the integration of intelligent connected vehicles and smart transportation. It is currently moving towards the goal of building a trillion-level industrial cluster.

Since the release of the “Action Plan for the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Innovation Application Demonstration Zone in Xiangjiang New Area (2022-2025)” in 2022, which proposed to build the first domestic intelligent connected vehicle innovation application demonstration zone, the New Area has been promoting the implementation of the plan. It is understood that management regulations supporting fully unmanned and all-weather autonomous driving operations are expected to be released within the year.

Zhao Jun shared the progress of the construction of the “Internet of Vehicles Security Laboratory,” saying, “In the two years since it was established in the New Area, the Internet of Vehicles Security Laboratory has been basically completed, with a research team formed and relevant outputs achieved. In the first half of 2023, the research institute has successively obtained six intellectual property rights related to Tara.”

It is reported that the laboratory focuses on the testing of whole vehicles and components for connected vehicles, scientific research and product development related to testing, and training of practical talents in Internet of Vehicles security, and will expand its layout in the field of Internet of Vehicles security in the future.

“We have established a good cooperative foundation with the China Automotive Research Center (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., and hope to expand new projects in the future, sowing the seeds of automotive information security in this fertile land,” Zhao Jun stated.

Challenges and Thoughts on Information Security of Intelligent Connected Vehicles

◎Contributed by: Xiangjiang Media Reporter He Xiying

◎Edited by: Li Haozhe

◎Reviewed by: Li Bo, Yuan Luhua, Yang Gang

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