A Quantum Communication Based Secure Road Condition Monitoring Application in Intelligent Internet of Vehicular Things

The expeditious and meteoric advancement in the ever-transforming transportation industry has paved the way for harmonizing and mellifluous development of the intelligent internet of vehicular things (IIoVT). Cloud computing and edge computing have resulted in numerous applications that are well deployed within smart cities to meet the spike in demand for low latency, coupled with mobility in practical IIoVT deployment. However, the underlying security of such applications depends on the time complexity of mathematical hard problems. The arrival of quantum computers has reduced computational time exponentially, thus making such applications vulnerable. Therefore, this article investigates the proposed quantum communication- based secure architecture for edge-driven IIoVT applications. The proposed architecture, utilizing quantum communication protocol, provides a new platform for developing IIoVT applications ensuring unconditional security and eavesdropper detection. Also, the paper presents a case study, namely, a quantum secured intelligent edge-driven road condition monitoring application that features automatic road conditions detection, subsequently recommending transport authorities periodically. Finally, future research directions are presented with a security perspective in IIoVT.